Age Focus: Pediatric

Modified T-shaped left atrium incision in the bi-atrial approach for infracardiac type TAPVR repair

Chung-Dann Kan, Yu-Jen Yang National Cheng Kung University Hospital.Taiwan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2011; 91: 2003-2005DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.070 AbstractThe bi-atrial approach “in-situ” technique of vertical confluence to the left atrial repair avoids the risks of anastomosis site kinking and twisting for infracardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous connection reconstruction, but how to obtain the adequate left […]

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Primary sutureless repair for simple total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with a risk of postoperative pulmonary venous stenosis

Tomomi Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Oshima, Ayako Maruo, Hinonori Matsuhisa, Tasuku Kadowaki, Rei Noda Kobe Children’s Hospital.Japan General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61: 528-530DOI: 10.1007/s11748-012-0188-y AbstractLate mortality following surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is often associated with pulmonary venous stenosis. We describe here two successful cases of primary sutureless repair

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Primary sutureless repair and anterior translocation of the atrial septum for cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Hironori Matsuhisa, Yoshihiro Oshima, Ayako Maruo, Tomomi Hasegawa, Akiko Tanaka, Rei Noda Kobe Children’s Hospital.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2013; 95: 729-730DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.080 AbstractThe incidence of pulmonary vein stenosis after correction of a cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in neonates may be underestimated because of the small population of patients; however, it is

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Sutureless pericardial repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in patients with right atrial isomerism

Naoki Yoshimura, Yoshihiro Oshima, Roland Henaine, Hironori Matsuhisa University of Toyama.Japan Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic SurgeryInteract Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010; 10: 675-678DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.221440 AbstractSurgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in patients with right atrial isomerism is associated with a significant risk of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO). We evaluate the effect of sutureless

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Preoperative pulmonary venous obstruction affects long-term outcome for survivors of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair

Paul M. Kirshbom, Richard J. Myung, J. William Gaynor, Richard F. Ittenbach, Stephen M. Paridon, William M. DeCampli, Tom R. Karl, Thomas L. Spray Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn thorac Surg 2002; 74: 1616-1620DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03935-8 AbstractBackground: Early outcomes after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection continue to improve; however, little information is

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Outcomes of surgery for simple total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in neonates

Matthew S. Yong, Yves d’Udekem, Terry Robertson, Stephen Horton, Mithilesh Dronavalli, Christian Brizard, Robert Weintraub, Frank Shann, Michael Cheung, Igor E. Konstantinov Royal Children’s Hospital and University of Melbourne.Australia Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2011; 91: 1921-1927DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.069 AbstractBackground: Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) in neonates remains a challenge as it is often

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Heterotaxy patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous return: improving surgical results

David L. S. Morales, Brandi E. Braud, Justin H. Booth, Daniel E. Graves, Jeffrey S. Heinle, E. Dean McKenzie, Charles D. Fraser Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2006; 82: 1621-1627DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.053 AbstractBackground: Survival after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous return in patients with heterotaxy syndrome has

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous return: report of 201 patients treated surgically

Michael J. Reardon, Denton A. Cooley, Luiz Kubrusly, David A. Ott, William Johnson, Gregory L. Kay, Michael S. Sweeney Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Texas Heart Institute JournalTex Heart Inst J 1985; 12: 131-141DOI: Not Available AbstractBetween 1956 and June 1984, 201 patients with uncomplicated total anomalous pulmonary

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Unusual Malformation of the Heart

Robert J. Probyn-Williams General Lying-in Hospital.Great Britain Journal of Anatomy and PhysiologyJ Anat Physiol 1894; 28: 305-308DOI: Not Available AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Venous Pathology Year of Publication: 1894 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients) Article Access:

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Sutureless Repair of Extracardiac Univentricular Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Takeaki Harada, Toshihide Nakano, Yuseke Ando, Joji Hashimoto Fukuoka Children’s Hospital.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.05.010 AbstractBackground: This study aimed to evaluate the results of sutureless repair of extracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) with a functional single ventricle at a single institution, including changes in the anastomotic site over time.Methods: The database contained

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