RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Brain abscess with persistent left superior vena cava
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 379
OP 381
VO 14
IS 4
A1 Ansari, Riyazuddin S.
A1 Domfu, Fatima M.
YR 2009
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/4/379.abstract
AB Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital cardiac anomaly occurring in around 0.4% of the general population, and 1.3-4.5% in those with additional cardiac defects. Eighty-two percent of PLSVC coexists with a right superior vena cava. Usually PLSVC is asymptomatic, but can cause difficulties during central venous cannulation from the left side. There are a few cases of brain abscess in the literature associated with PLSVC. Here, we describe a patient of brain abscess with PLSVC in the intensive care unit of King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.