Most common form of PAPVC

Most common form of PAPVC


Most common form of PAPVC


[A] Right upper pulmonary vein drains into the left innominate vein
[B] Left upper pulmonary vein drains into the SVC
[C] Left upper pulmonary vein drains into the LSVC
[D] Left upper pulmonary vein drains into the left innominate vein



Most common form of PAPVC


  • Most common form of PAPVC – Left upper pulmonary vein drains into the left innominate vein
  • Most common form of PAPVC is where the left upper pulmonary vein drains into the left innominate vein to ultimately drain into the right atrium.
  • Other forms of PAPVC include pulmonary veins draining into the SVC, coronary sinus, IVC, or azygous veins.
  • Left-sided PAPVR has been reported to be found more often in adults, whereas right-sided PAPVR is reported more commonly in children
  • The left upper lobe vein anomaly is thought to be most common.

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/partial-anomalous-pulmonary-venous-return

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560707/#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20form%20of,%2C%20IVC%2C%20or%20azygous%20veins.