title: Successful surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in the sixth decade.
abstract: We report an unusual case of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD), who was successfully treated by surgery at the age of 56 years. We believe that this is the oldest person in the English literature to undergo surgical correction of TAPVD. The pathophysiology and factors for prolonged survival are further discussed.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Hunaid A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Langley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography