title: Modified T-shaped left atrium incision in the bi-atrial approach for infracardiac type TAPVR repair.
abstract: The bi-atrial approach "in-situ" technique of vertical confluence to the left atrial repair avoids the risks of anastomosis site kinking and twisting for infracardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous connection reconstruction, but how to obtain the adequate left atrial orifice size is an important issue. Herein, we describe our vertical confluence vein flap with the modified T-shaped left atrium incision technique in managing those patients with infracardiac type total anomalous primary venous reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan. kcd56@mail.ncku.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chung-Dann
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Yu-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*