title: Heterotaxy syndrome with azygous continuation-causing pseudo Budd-Chiari syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jain_freeman@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jain Bhaskara
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kpodonu
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Borger
mesh_terms: 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*