title: Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis using vertical vein for right isomerism, pulmonary atresia, and TAPVR.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl who was diagnosed as having right atrial isomerism, pulmonary atresia, butterfly-shaped juxtaductal pulmonary arterial stenosis, total anomalous pulmonary venous return of the supracardiac type, regurgitant common atrioventricular valve, and univentricular heart of the right ventricular type underwent bilateral, bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis using a vertical vein and anastomosis between the common pulmonary venous trunk and atrium. The surgical procedure in this patient is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusuhara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tahata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*