Age Focus: Pediatric

Neonatal sutureless pericardial marsupialization for isolated iatrogenic pulmonary vein stenosis

Tomoyuki Iwase, Rajnish K. Garg, Mahmoud A. Al Soufi, Roberto M. Di Donato Al Jalila Children’s Hospital. United Arab Emirates Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surg 2022; 37: 3932-3934DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16861 AbstractA 12-day-old girl underwent extended end-to-end aortic arch reconstruction with proximal pulmonary autograft patch augmentation on moderately hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. At the end of the procedure, […]

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Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Patching for Recurrent Pulmonary Venous Obstructions

Tomonari Shimoda, Bryan J. Mathis, Hideyuki Kato, Muneaki Matsubara, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yuji Hiramatsu University of Tsukuba. Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: e335-e337DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.014 AbstractRecurrent postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair is a challenging complication. Here, we present such a case that required 4 reoperations, focusing on a

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Artificial Roofing for Recurrent Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Andrew B. Gladstone, Emile A. Bacha Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York and Columbia University.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.02.074 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategorySurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease Year of Publication: 2022 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Editorial or Letter Article Access: Free

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Which Pediatric Patients Require Postoperative Intensive Care After Cardiac Catheterization for Pulmonary Veins Stenosis?

Jenny E. Zablah, Richard J. Ing University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado.United States Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaJ Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 2022; 36: 2509-2510DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.04.012 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryCatheter-mediated Interventions: Adverse Effects or Lack of Adverse Effects Year of Publication: 2022 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Editorial or Letter Article

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Retrograde Pulmonary Vein Recanalization Using Transcatheter Electrosurgery

Saleem I. Almasarweh, James A. Kuo, Holly D. Bauser-Heaton, Vasilis C. Babaliaros, Dennis W. Kim Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University Hospital.united States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2022; 4: 592-595DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.026 AbstractTranscatheter electrosurgery is a wire-based technique used to traverse or cut tissue within blood-filled spaces using alternating

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Associated with Germline PIK3CA Mutation

Delphine Yung, Kaitlyn Freeman, Ghayda Mirzaa University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine.United States ChildrenChildren 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3390/children9050671 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis is a rare and frequently lethal childhood disease. There are few known genetic associations, and the pathophysiology is not well known. Current treatments include

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Sutureless Repair With Extended Atriotomy for Post-Repair Pulmonary Venous Obstruction

Fumiya Yoneyama, Christopher A. Caldarone Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: e177-e179DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.022 AbstractPost-repair pulmonary venous obstruction is a common cause of reoperation after total anomalous pulmonary venous return repair. Herein, we report 3 cases of specific type of post-repair pulmonary venous obstruction with eccentric

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Hemoptysis due to progressive scoliosis associated with congenital heart disease: a case report

Kohei Yamaguchi, Masashi Uehara, Hiroki Oba, Terue Hatakenaka, Shugo Kuraishi, Shota Ikegami, Takashi Takizawa, Ryo Munakata, Takayuki Kamanaka, Yoshinari Miyaoka, Kiyohiro Takigiku, Jun Takahashi Shinshu University School of Medicine. Nagano Children’s Hospital.Japan BioMedical Ceentral Musculoskeletal DisordersBMC Musculoskelet Dis 2022; 23:DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05225-9 AbstractBackground: Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are associated with an increased incidence of scoliosis, often

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Role of 3D reconstructed images in primary pulmonary vein stenosis

V. Bharath, Milind Padmakar Hote All India Institute of Medical Sciences.India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryIndian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37: 599-602DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01171-8 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PPVS) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. The surgical management of PPVS requires anatomical delineation of pulmonary venous drainage along with exact localization of the stenosis.

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Complex Infantile Scimitar Variant: Primary Stenosis of a Meandering Pulmonary Vein

Bari Murtuza, Elsa Suh, Javier Gonzalez, J. Blaine John, Jeremy Ringewald, Victor Morell, Karl Reyes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital and BayCare Health System. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2021; 108: DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.043 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsDiagnostic Testing. NoninvasiveSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary

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