Modified cavoatrial anastomosis in Warden procedure.
The Warden procedure was introduced for surgical repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the higher portion of the superior vena cava in an attempt to decrease the incidence of postoperative sinoatrial node dysfunction and pulmonary venous obstruction. However, postoperative cavoatrial channel stenosis and obstruction up to 20% and 10%, respectively, requiring catheter intervention has been reported. In this article, we describe a modified cavoatrial anastomotic technique to avoid postprocedural superior vena cava stenosis.
Tao
Kaiyu
K
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Pan
Wencheng
W
Lin
Ke
K
Shi
Yingkang
Y
Zhu
Peiju
P
Guo
Yingqiang
Y
Gan
Changping
C
An
Qi
Q
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*