title: Right superior vena cava draining in the left atrium: anatomical, embryological, and surgical considerations.
abstract: A newborn, with SDS (S = situs viscero-atrialis solitus, D = D-loop of the ventricles, S = solitus, normally related great arteries) anomalous drainage of the right superior vena cava in the left atrium, intact atrial septum, and anomalous drainage of the right superior pulmonary veins in the right superior vena cava, underwent surgical repair at our institution. This rare cyanotic, congenital, cardiac malformation is herein described with particular regard to its anatomical, embryological, and surgical implications.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna Medical School, Bologna, Italy. guidooppido@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oppido
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pace Napoleone
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turci
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giardini
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Formigari
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Angeli
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003490:Cyanosis; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery