title: Surgical management of tricuspid atresia and anomalous left brachiocephalic vein.
abstract: An anomalous left brachiocephalic vein is an uncommon systemic venous anomaly, which usually has no clinical significance. We describe a case of tricuspid atresia with such an anomalous left brachiocephalic vein. The presence of this unusual venous anomaly had a number of implications in the surgical management of the tricuspid atresia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. tkoutlas@brody.med.ecu.edu
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Koutlas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wernovsky
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Slack
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Spray
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery