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

Review of surgical experience in 61 patients with mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Chen Wen, Guocheng Shi, Qian Zhang, Fang Zhu, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.China European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 61: 1299-1305DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac020 AbstractObjectives: Prior studies have reported a high mortality and incidence of post-repair pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) in mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous […]

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Superior Approach for Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Rong Liufu, Guocheng Shi, Fang Zhu, Yongmei Guan, Zhaohui Lu, Weimin Chen, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.China Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2018; 105: 1429-1435DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.039 AbstractBackground: Studies on the outcomes of surgical repair for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection through the superior approach are

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Surgical Approaches to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Christopher A. Caldarone University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2018; 21: 83-91DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2017.11.010 AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) constitutes a spectrum of congenital lesions whereby the pulmonary veins remain connected to systemic venous

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Primary sutureless repair for “simple” total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: midterm results in a single institution

Bobby Yanagawa, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Andreea Dragulescu, Nicola Viola, Osman O. Al-Radi, Luc L. Mertens, John G. Coles, Christopher A. Caldarone, Glen S. VanArsdell Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 141: 1346-1354DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.10.056 AbstractObjective: We have previously reported the use of an atriopericardial or “sutureless”

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Anatomic considerations, surgical management, and outcomes

Eric N. Feins, Christina Ireland, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Mariana Chávez, Ryan Callahan, Kathy J. Jenkins, Christopher W. Baird Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 163: 2198-2207DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.10.022 AbstractObjective: The study objective was to evaluate outcomes of pulmonary vein stenosis repair in a large single-center cohort.Methods: Clinical data

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Visualization of pulmonary vein obstruction by pulmonary artery wedge injection

Roberta M. Bini, Lionel M. Bargeron Jr University of Alabama, Birmingham.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 1982; 2: 161-162DOI: 10.1007/BF02424953 AbstractOne of the major postoperative complications of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is obstruction of the pulmonary veins. This event may be apparent immediately after surgery when it is usually due to congenitally obstructed veins or later

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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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Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Intact Atrial Septum: Early and Midterm Outcomes

Gabriel Graham, Joseph A. Dearani, Jessey Mathew, William R. Miranda, Katherine S. King, Hartzell V. Schaff, Elizabeth H. Stephens Mayo Clinic.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.031 AbstractBackground: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with intact atrial septum warrants greater understanding and evaluation in the literature.Methods: From January 1993 to December 2018, 293 patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return underwent surgical

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Surgical management of the scimitar syndrome

Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Robert H. Anderson, Lakshmi K. Sankhyan, Niwin George, Niraj N. Pandey, Abhinav S. Chauhan, Yatin Arora, Shikha Goja All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Newcastle University.India and United Kingdom Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surgery 2021; 36: 3770-3795DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15857 AbstractBackground and aim: We sought to address the varied anatomical details, the diagnostic challenges, associated

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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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