title: Supracardiac type total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) with oesophageal varices.
abstract: Oesophageal varices due to total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is very rare. Additionally, the infradiaphragmatic type is the most common type of oesophageal varices due to TAPVC. Paraoesophageal varices due to stenosis of the vertical vein of supracardiac TAPVC has not previously been reported. We describe paraoesophageal varices developed as a result of a connection between the left lower pulmonary vein and the umbilicovitelline venous system because of stenosis of the proximal vertical vein in supracardiac type TAPVC in a 3-day-old female newborn who presented with general cyanosis, tachypnoea and dyspnoea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Ae
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyoung Doo
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Si Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ki Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choo
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media