title: ISOLATED ANOMALOUS INFERIOR VENA CAVA CONNECTION TO THE LEFT ATRIUM: REPORT OF A SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
abstract: This report describes a rare case of isolated anomalous connection of the inferior vena cava to the left atrium. Patching of a surgically-created atrial septal defect and rerouting of caval drainage ino the right atrium effected a successful correction. This case brings to 18 the total number of reported cases in the literature in which the inferior vena cava was connected to the left atrium.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
authors.forename: James V.
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Donald B.
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Doty