Anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the azygous vein: surgical approach of a case with 3D computed tomography findings.
Echocardiographic evaluation of anomalous pulmonary venous connection (APVC) may be difficult especially in patients with complex congenital heart diseases. Angiography may also be hazardous in sick patients. For this reason, sometimes we need noninvasive and highly demonstrative procedures for the diagnosis and management of APVC. We have presented a patient, operated with the diagnosis of partial APVC to the azygous vein. In this patient the diagnosis was suspected by echocardiography and confirmed by using three-dimensional computed tomography with angiography.
Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Başkent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. iicetin@superonline.com
Ilker
I
Cetin
Süleyman
S
Ozkan
Birgül
B
Varan
Mahmut
M
Gökdemir
Naci
N
Ceviz
Mecit
M
Kantarci
Kürşad
K
Tokel
D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*