Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Publications

• Case Report   
  'United We Stand": A Rare Case of Non-Incorporation of the Common Pulmonary Vein into Left Atrium
  Author(s): Geetha Sulochana Gopidas* and Mrudula Chandrupatla
  
  Purpose: Anatomic variations of left atrium that are commonly observed and reported are the occurrence of a common right or left pulmonary venous ostia though a solitary ostium for a common pulmonary vein on the left atrial wall in an adult cadaveric heart has hardly been reported before. Method: A heart with a single ostium for PV was observed in the specimen collection of the gross anatomy lab. The organ was studied for identifying all external and internal features. Results: A very rare case of a Solitary Pulmonary ostium on the posterior aspect of Left Atrium in an otherwise normal heart was observed. Conclusion: This abnormal situation occurs when the solitary pulmonary vein which develops from an out-pouching of the primitive atrial chamber develops and its primary divisions fail.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-6925.23.S15.512

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