Atresia of right pulmonary veins and anomalous left pulmonary venous drainage into portal circulation

M. Samánek, S. Tüma, D. Benesová, V. Povysilová, F. Prazsky, E. Cápova

University of Motol and Charles University.
Czechoslovakia

Thorax
Thorax 1974; 29: 446-450
DOI: 10.1136/thx.29.4.446

Abstract
An anomaly of pulmonary venous drainage in a male newborn infant is described whereby the left pulmonary veins entered the portal vein and the right pulmonary veins were atretic. A correct diagnosis was made by detecting high-oxygen saturation in the hepatic veins, right-to-left shunt at atrial level, and increased pulmonary artery wedge pressure in comparison with the left atrial pressure, and was confirmed by angiography.

Category
Absence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Diagnostic Testing. Invasive

Year of Publication: 1974

Age Focus: Pediatric

Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)

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