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

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 ThoraxThorax 1974; 29: 446-450DOI: 10.1136/thx.29.4.446 AbstractAn 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 […]

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[Unilateral atresia of the pulmonary veins. Clinical, hemodynamic and angiographic signs apropos of a case]

L. Laboux, J. L. Michaud, E. Cornet Institution UnknownFrance Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des VaisseauxArch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1972; 65: 1155-1158DOI: Not Available AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary VeinsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing.

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Five cases of an undescribed form of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis caused by obstruction of the pulmonary veins

E. C. Andrews Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineUnited States Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins HospitalBull Johns Hopkins Hosp 1957; 100: 28-42DOI: Not Available AbstractSummary: The clinical course and autopsy findings of five cases are presented, which demonstrate that obstruction of the pulmonary vein from any cause leads to an unusual form of interstitial fibrosis

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Unilateral absence or extreme hypoplasia of pulmonary veins

H. M. Kingston, R. G. Patel, G. H. Watson Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.United Kingdom British Heart JournalBrit Heart J 1983; 49: 148-153DOI: 10.1136/hrt.49.2.148 AbstractThree children with recurrent chest symptoms and signs caused by unilateral atresia or absence of the pulmonary veins are described, with a discussion of the seven reported cases of unilateral congenital pulmonary venous

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Left pulmonary vein stenosis associated with transposition of the great arteries

George Pappas Children’s Hospital and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1986; 41: 208-209DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62671-9 AbstractTwo patients with unilateral left pulmonary vein stenosis associated with dextrotransposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum are described. Excessive preferential pulmonary artery blood flow to the unaffected side is diagnostic. Awareness

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Modified Warden Procedure Using the Concept of Senning Operation: Repair Without Any Patch

Chan-Yang Hsu, En-Ting Wu, Shyh-Jye Chen, Yih-Sharng Chen, Shu-Chien Huang National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine.Taiwan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2015; 100: 1917-1919DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.116 AbstractVarious surgical techniques have been proposed to repair a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava, such as the single-patch, the double-patch,

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Simultaneous arterial switch and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair in a 5-hour-old child, complicated by pulmonary venous stenosis

Yaroslav Mykychaka, Oleh Fedevycha, Andrii Maksymenkob, Illya Yemets Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center.Ukraine Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryInteract Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017; 24: 809-810DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw452 AbstractA 5-hour-old boy underwent arterial switch operation and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair. Subsequently developed severe pulmonary venous stenosis was successfully treated with hybrid balloon angioplasty. CatergoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary

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Dilation angioplasty of congenital or operative narrowings of venous channels

James E. Lock, John L. Bass, Wilfrido Castaneda-Zuniga, Bradley P. Fuhrman, William J. Rashkind, Russell V. Lucas, Jr University of MinnesotaUnited States CirculationCirculation 1984; 70: 457-464DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.70.3.457 AbstractBalloon dilation angioplasty was attempted in 10 infants and children with severe congenital or operative “venous” obstructions. In five children the obstructions were “vena caval” and followed repair for

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Utility of simultaneous triple balloon inflation technique through a single 6-French sheath in treating pulmonary vein stenosis

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Osamah Aldoss Stead Family Children’s Hospital and University of Iowa.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024;DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123004511 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis continues to pose significant challenges in children, frequently requiring repeated cardiac catheterisation procedures. This report describes a successful application of a “triple kissing balloon” technique to treat complex pulmonary vein stenosis in

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[Congenital stenosis of pulmonary veins: long-term efficacy after intraluminal dilatation]

Fernando Benito Bartolomé Hospital Infantil La Paz.Spain Revista Española CardiologíaRev Esp Cardiol 2001; 54: 1111-1112DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76459-7 AbstractWe present a 7-month-old infant diagnosed with congenital pulmonary vein stenosis. Cardiac catheterization showed two sequential stenoses of the superior left pulmonary vein and balloon angioplasty was performed. The gradient decreased from 20 to 4 mmHg and pulmonary artery pressure

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