Bahaaldin Alsouli
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University. King Faisal Specialist Hospital.
United States and Saudi Arabia
World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2014; 5: 302-305
DOI: 10.1177/2150135113519452
Abstract
Surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with an important risk of postrepair pulmonary vein obstruction. Primary sutureless anastomosis at the time of initial surgical repair might mitigate that risk. A simplified primary sutureless technique is described in this report.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections
Surgical Interventions to Prevent or Limit Disease Associated with Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections or Heart Transplantation
Year of Publication: 2014
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Retrospective Observational Cohort Studies (>10 patients)
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