title: [Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in asplenia syndrome without cardiopulmonary bypass].
abstract: Two infants with asplenia syndrome underwent repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Both patients had other complex cardiac anomalies; pulmonary atresia, univentricular heart, etc. The first patient previously received a left modified Blalock-Taussig shunt. The common chamber (pulmonary venous confluence) was anastomosed to the right side atrium using a side-biting clamp. Though both patients had good postoperative course immediately after surgery, they subsequently died 43 days and 4 months after surgery, respectively. We conclude that relief of TAPVC can be accomplished without CPB and allowing easier and simpler postoperative care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suenaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwasa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamori
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome