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

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with dysmorphic pulmonary vein: a risk for postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction

Makoto Ando, Yukihiro Takahashi, Toshio Kikuchi Sakakibara Heart Institute.Japan Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryInteract Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2004; 3: 557-561DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.06.004 AbstractPulmonary venous obstruction after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection remains potential and understanding of its mechanisms is warranted. Morphology of the pulmonary vein was qualitatively analyzed in 48 consecutive patients undergoing repair of […]

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Stent implantation and subsequent dilatation for pulmonary vein stenosis in pediatric patients: maximizing effectiveness

Hideshi Tomita, Ken Watanabe, Satoshi Yazaki, Kohji Kimura, Yasuo Ono, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Shigeyuki Echigo National Cardiovascular Center.Japan Circulation JournalCirc J 2003; 67: 187-190DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.187 AbstractThe outcome of stent implantation and redilatation was investigated in 4 pediatric patients with 7 stenotic lesions of the pulmonary vein (PV), paying particular attention to late neointimal proliferation. The minimal diameter of

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Intrastent sonotherapy in pulmonary vein restenosis: a new treatment for a recalcitrant problem

C. J. McMahon, C. E. Mullins, H. G. El Said Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of MedicineUnited States HeartHeart 2003; 89: E6DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.2.e6 AbstractA 2 year old boy developed recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis after surgical repair of infradiaphragmatic pulmonary venous connection. He had required implantation of stents in the left and right sided pulmonary veins at

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous return complicated by progressive pulmonary venous stenosis after total repair: report of one case

Jeng-Sheng Chang, Yung-Chang Lai, Ping-Chun Li, Chi-Long Chen China Medical College Hospital.Taiwan Acta Paediatrica TaiwanActa Paediatr Taiwan 2002; 43: 276-280DOI: Not available AbstractTotal repair of an infracardiac type total anomalous pulmonary venous return was performed on a 3-day-old female newborn. Echocardiogram study showed a smooth connection between the pulmonary veins and the left atrium one

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Intraoperative stents to rehabilitate severely stenotic pulmonary vessels

Ross M. Ungerleider, Troy A. Johnston, Martin P. O’Laughlin, James J. Jaggers, Peter R. Gaskin Children’s Hospital of Seattle. Duke University.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2001; 71: 476-481DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01822-1 AbstractBackground: Patch enlargement of severe branch pulmonary artery stenosis (PAS) or pulmonary vein ostial stenosis (PVS) can be technically challenging. Recurrences are common and exposure

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Scimitar syndrome: twenty years’ experience and results of repair

Hani K. Najm, William G. Williams, John G. Coles, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Robert M. Freedom Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Journal of Thoracic anc Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 112: 1161-1168DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70129-0 AbstractBackground: Thirty-two patients with scimitar syndrome were seen in the period between 1975 and 1995. There were 11 male and 21 female patients. Median age

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Visualization of pulmonary vein obstruction by pulmonary artery wedge injection and documentation by pressure tracings: report of one case with persistent wheezing following correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Meng-Luen Lee, Jou-Kou Wang, Hung-Chi Lue National Taiwan University Hospital.Taiwan International Journal of CardiologyInt J Cardiol 1995; 49: 167-172DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02277-4 AbstractA 21-month-old boy presented with persistent wheezing 16.5 months after cardiac surgery for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. He had presented at birth with cyanosis and at the age of 25 days, underwent initial cardiac

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Modified Gersony-Malm procedure with sutureless technique for postoperative right-sided branch pulmonary venous obstruction after primary sutureless repair

Takahiko Sakamoto, Makoto Takiguchi, Kazuaki Ishihara, Nobuhiro Umehara Matsudo City General Hospital.Japan Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Tech 2023; 20: 153-155DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.05.011 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSurgical Interventions to Prevent or Limit Disease Associated with Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections or

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Modified L-shaped incision technique for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection as an alternative to sutureless technique

Zicong Feng, Zicong, Qiyu He, Jianhui Yuan, Zheng Dou, Dongdong Wu, Yuze Liu, Lu Rui, Fengpu He, Zhongkai Wu, Shoujun Li The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. Fuwai Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine.China International Journal of SurgeryInt

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Pulmonary Venous Gradients in Healthy Controls and Following the Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Michael F. Swartz, Cecilia Meagher, Shuichi Yoshitake, Nader Atallah-Yunes, Ron Angona, Jill M. Cholette, George M. Alfieris Pediatric Cardiac Consortium of Central New York. University of Rochester Medical Center.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; 44: 325-332DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02986-x AbstractThe percent of children who can achieve a normal and physiologic pulmonary venous gradient and flow following the repair

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