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Left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium, associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection: surgical correction
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- A persistent left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium may produce a symptomatic right-to-left shunt. Although intra-atrial rerouting techniques, in patients with no connecting vein, have proved to be reliable and successful, in many cases the extracardiac repair is preferable. We report a case of a 5-month-old patient with a not connected left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium, associated with atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The correction has been achieved by rerouting the pulmonary venous return into the left atrium and by transposition of the left vena cava on the right appendage.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Vena Cava, Superior
Left atrium
Anastomosis
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Heart Atria
Persistent left superior vena cava
cardiovascular diseases
Left superior vena cava
Heart septal defect
business.industry
Anastomosis, Surgical
Central venous pressure
Infant
medicine.disease
Shunt (medical)
medicine.anatomical_structure
Pulmonary Veins
Cardiology
cardiovascular system
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Surgery
Respiratory System Abnormalities
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Venous return curve
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....58857d4c9483a56fe655aba903058db0