Repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection with a minimal atriotomy.
We present an alternative surgical technique for the repair of a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the higher segment of the superior vena cava. Although the atriotomy is limited in this technique, a sufficiently large systemic venous chamber overlapping to the outside of the superior vena cava can be created.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
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M
Yamagishi
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K
Fujiwara
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H
Yaku
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Y
Wada
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N
Kitamura
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery