Abnormal location of umbilical venous catheter due to Scimitar syndrome

Abstract

Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly where the right pulmonary veins return to the inferior vena cava (IVC) just below the diaphragm. On chest X-ray (CXR), an IVC catheter will be in a bizarre location outside the heart if it inadvertently passes into the scimitar vein rather than into the right atrium.

Keywords

• Scimitar
• syndrome
• X-ray