Heterotaxy syndrome with azygous continuation-causing pseudo Budd-Chiari syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass.
Heterotaxy syndrome with interruption of the inferior vena cava and direct hepatic vein inflow into the right atrium has important implications for cardiac surgery. We report a case causing pseudo Budd-Chiari syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass.
Pillai
Jain Bhaskara
JB
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jain_freeman@hotmail.com
Kpodonu
Jacques
J
Yu
Catherine
C
Borger
Michael A
MA
D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities; D014781:Viscera / Q000002:abnormalities*