Closed technique for repair of right superior vena cava draining to left atrium.
A rare case of total anomalous drainage of a right superior vena cava to the left atrium is presented. The patient had an intact atrial septum and presented with cyanosis and a history of an earlier brain abscess. Complete repair was performed using a venoatrial shunt and without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery