LOBECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF THE SCIMITAR SYNDROME

The scimitar syndrome is a congenital anomaly that consists mainly of total or partial anomalous venous drainage of the right lung to the in ferior vena cava. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl diagnosed a t birth as having a scimitar syndrome and who presented with recurrent right lower lung infections. She underwent resection of the lower hal f of her right lung without diversion of the anomalous venous drainage of the upper portion of the lung. She improved rapidly postoperativel y and the shunt fraction diminished.