title: A case with dextrocardia, ventricular septal defect, persistent left superior vena cava and drainage of the great cardiac vein into the left internal thoracic vein.
abstract: A 17-month-old female patient was operated on for ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis. During the operation several cardiac anomalies were observed; these were dextrocardia, ventricular septal defect, persistent left superior vena cava, drainage of the great cardiac vein into the left internal thoracic vein and a pericardial pouch. These anomalies have not previously been reported together.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, 06100, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Sürücü
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Aldur
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery