Is horseshoe lung a component of VACTERL spectrum? Case report and review of literature

Radiology Case Reports

Kyle N. Cowan, MD, FRCSC¹  Jorge Davila, MD, FRCPC²  Carmen Cerron-Vela, MD³  Fouad Youssef, MD⁴ 

[1] Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;Department of Medical Imaging, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;

关键词: Horseshoe lung;    VACTERL;    VACTERL association;    Scimitar syndrome;    Computed tomography angiography;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Horseshoe lung (HL) is a rare congenital anomaly that has been classically associated with Scimitar syndrome. Very few cases have been described in the context of the VACTERL spectrum. We present a case of a newborn girl with mesocardia, tracheoesophageal fistula, and imperforated anus, who required O2 support at birth and during hospitalization. A chest CT angiography revealed a HL as an incidental finding. We suspect that HL and the VACTERL spectrum, are not separated entities but likely a further expansion of VACTERL-associated symptoms. HL might be underdiagnosed in asymptomatic patients as Chest CT angiography is not part of the routine work up for patients with VACTERL association.

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