title: Partial "anomalous" hepatic venous connection associated with secundum atrial septal defect.
abstract: Postnatal connection of hepatic veins with the coronary sinus represents the rare persistence of a normal early embryonic development. A case is presented where this was found intraoperatively, associated with a secundum type atrial septal defect. Knowledge of this anatomic variation and its specific features may facilitate preoperative diagnosis, thereby preventing surprises in the operating room.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Heinemann
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Oldhafer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ziemer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male