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Unusual meandering right upper lobe pulmonary vein draining into right middle lobe pulmonary vein: a case report

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Abstract

Meandering right pulmonary vein is a rare vascular anomaly that requires accurate diagnosis to avoid unnecessary procedures and unintended vascular injury during operation. We describe an unusual meandering right upper lobe pulmonary vein draining into the left atrium via the right middle lobe pulmonary vein.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Kyungsun Nam, Mi-Jin Kang & Kyung Eun Bae

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Tae Kyung Kang

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Nam, K., Kang, MJ., Bae, K.E. et al. Unusual meandering right upper lobe pulmonary vein draining into right middle lobe pulmonary vein: a case report. Surg Radiol Anat 39, 577–580 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-016-1752-4

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