Drainage of the Left Hepatic Vein into the Coronary Sinus, a Rare Intraoperative Finding

In a 76‐year‐old female undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery, a persistent left hepatic vein was observed. Draining of this vein into the coronary sinus is an extremely rare embryological malformation and this is the first case to be reported as a solitary malformation in absence of other cardiac malformations.

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