Unexplained Hypoxemia in School-Age Child: Do Not Forget the Double Superior Vena Cava

• Main Authors: Luca Pecoraro (Author), Enrico Boninsegna (Author), Emilio Simonini (Author), Paolo Francia (Author), Stefano Colopi (Author), Angelo Pietrobelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is a rare congenital malformation of the thoracic venous system. We report a case involving a 7-year-old boy, who was admitted to our CT scanning room because of an incidental discovery of low blood-oxygen levels (90-94% in good health). A persistent left SVC...