Stenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections

Magnetic resonance phase-shift velocity mapping in pediatric patients with pulmonary venous obstruction

Neill Videlefsky, W. James Parks, John Oshinski, Katharine L. Hopkins, Kevin M. Sullivan, Roderic I. Pettigrew, Derek Fyfe Pediatric Cardiology Association of Atlanta.United States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 38: 262-267DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01338-9 AbstractObjectives: This study evaluated the accuracy, advantages and clinical efficacy of magnetic resonance (MR) phase-shift velocity mapping, in delineating […]

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Helical computed tomographic angiography in obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Isao Shiraishi, Masaaki Yamagishi, Naoya Iwasaki, Kentaro Toiyama, Kenji Hamaoka Children’s Research Hospital and Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2001; 71: 1690-1692DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02314-6 AbstractHelical computed tomographic angiography with differential color imaging technique clearly demonstrated pulmonary venous obstruction in an infant with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage before and after operation.

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In situ pericardium repair of pulmonary venous obstruction after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Hiroyuki Nishi, Kyoichi Nishigaki, Youichi Kume, Kastuhiko Miyamoto Osaka City General Hospital.Japan Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJap J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 50: 338-340DOI: 10.1007/BF03032627 AbstractA 13-month-old boy with recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC, Darling IIa + Ia) was treated successfully with in situ pericardium

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Acute pulmonary edema caused by epoprostenol infusion in a child with scimitar syndrome and pulmonary hypertension

Christian von Schnakenburg, Matthias Peuster, Kambiz Norozi, Markus Roebl, Michael Maibohm, Armin Wessel, Armin Christoph Fink Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen.Germany Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePediatr Crit Care Med 2003; 4: 111-114DOI: 10.1097/00130478-200301000-00023 AbstractIntroduction: Intravenous epoprostenol is frequently administered in adults and children for treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Although generally safe, pulmonary edema has been described in a few case reports

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Conventional repair of total anomalous venous drainage without primary sutureless technique: surgical tips to prevent pulmonary vein obstruction

Koichi Sughimoto, Kagami Miyaji, Norihiko Oka, Shinzo Torii, Tadashi Kitamura Kitasato University School of Medicine. British Columbia Children’s Hospital.Japan and Canada General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 66: 405-410DOI: 10.1007/s11748-018-0921-2 AbstractObjectives: Although primary sutureless technique for total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage has been introduced to reduce postoperative pulmonary vein obstruction (PVO), controversy still exists

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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: The Current Management Strategies in a Pediatric Cohort of 768 Patients

Guocheng Shi, Zhongqun Zhu, Jimei Chen, Yanqiu Ou, Haifa Hong, Zhiqiang Nie, Haibo Zhang, Xiaoqing Liu, Jinghao Zheng, Qi Sun, Jinfen Liu, Huiwen Chen, Jian Zhuang Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesChina CirculationCirculation 2017; 135: 48-58DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.023889 AbstractBackground: Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

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Successful release of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction after repair of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection by transcatheter implantation of stents

Kenji Waki, Yoshio Arakaki, Kiyoshi Baba Kurashiki Central HospitalJapan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2006; 16: 507-509DOI: 10.1017/S1047951106001028 AbstractWe report a 3-month-old female infant, in whom pulmonary venous obstruction occurred after repair of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection, and which was successfully released by a transcatheter implantation of a stent using the transseptal approach. Close follow-up

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Outcomes of surgery for young children with multivessel pulmonary vein stenosis

Luis G. Quinonez, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Michele Borisuk, Christina Ireland, Audrey M. Marshall, John E. Mayer, Kathy J. Jenkins, Francis E. Fynn-Thompson, Christopher W. Baird Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 150: 911-917DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.06.050 AbstractObjective: We pursued a multimodality approach to the treatment of patients with pulmonary vein stenosis, incorporating

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Surgery for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: primary sutureless repair vs. conventional repair

Naoki Yoshimura, Kazuaki Fukahara, Akio Yamashita, Toshio Doi, Katsunori Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Yamashita, Takahiro Homma, Shigeki Yokoyama, Masaya Aoki, Yuki Ikeno University of Toyama.Japan General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017; 65: 245-251DOI: 10.1007/s11748-017-0769-x AbstractDespite recent advances in surgical technique and perioperative care, the surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) remains a

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Comparison of conventional and primary sutureless surgery for repairing supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Yongfeng Zhu, Hewen Qi, Yunzhou Jin Zhengzhou Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University. Tangshan Workers’ Hospital. Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital.China Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 14DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0853-7 AbstractObjective: The efficacy of using a sutureless approach in order to surgically manage postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis following total anomalous pulmonary venous

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