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Fig. 20

From: Persistent left superior vena cava: clinical importance and differential diagnoses

Fig. 20

Left pericardiophrenic vein. a–c Axial CT images show a vascular structure compatible with PCPV (red arrows) in the left half of the mediastinum in a patient with SVC stenosis (green arrow). d–f Axial non-enhanced (d) and enhanced (e, f) CT images of a patient with portal hypertension secondary to Budd-Chiari syndrome depict varicose veins compatible with PCPV (red arrows) in the left half of the mediastinum. These vascular structures are connected with hepatic veins via a transdiaphragmatic course (blue arrows) (f)

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