Efren Buitrago, Anthony L. Panos, Marco Ricci
Holtz Children’s Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
United States
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86: 320-322
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.093
Abstract
Primary repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with a significant risk of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction. Herein we describe a technique of primary repair in which a modified sutureless anastomosis is constructed by suturing the left atrium to the posterior mediastinal pleura that surrounds the pulmonary venous confluence.
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: 2008
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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