Nikki Taylor, Zsofia Long, Michael Ma, Alisa Arunamata
Stanford University School of Medicine.
United States
Cardiology in the Young
Cardiol Young 2021; 31: 829-830
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121000822
Abstract
A young adult with late diagnosis of scimitar syndrome underwent infradiaphragmatic baffling of the scimitar vein to left atrium through an intra-atrial tunnel using PhotoFix® bovine pericardium with recurrent extensive fibrovascular granulation of the patch causing pulmonary and systemic venous obstruction leading to eventual explantation of the bovine pericardium.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections
Year of Publication: 2021
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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