A persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common thoracic venous anomaly. It is a persistent remnant of a vessel that is present as a counterpart of normal right-sided superior vena cava(SVC) in early embryological development but norma...
A persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common thoracic venous anomaly. It is a persistent remnant of a vessel that is present as a counterpart of normal right-sided superior vena cava(SVC) in early embryological development but normally disappears later. Its diagnosis can be confirmed by many noninvasive and invasive tests, or it is incidentally diagnosed at insertion into the left subclavian or jugular vein or thoracic surgery. If it is not associated with other congenital cardiac anomalies, it is usually asymptomatic and hemodynamically insignificant. We describe the chest radiograph and CT findings of bilateral SVC with drainage to left superior intercostal vein, hemiazygos, azygos vein and right SVC, and no connection of coronary sinus.