title: [Results of surgical treatment of intracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) has a rather low incidence (1-3%) of all congenital heart disease. Intracardiac TAPVR represent 25-30% of all TAPVR.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report our results and long-term follow-up of surgical management of intracardiac TAPVR.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of 7 patients with intra cardiac TAPVR treated surgically between Mai 1992 and July 2007.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surgical technique has been an intra atrial procedure in all cases. We didn't report any early post-operative death. Early postoperative complications were principally pulmonary infections. We report one death at three months of follow-up caused by laryngeal stenosis. Late follow-up was good for all patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Good result of surgical treatment of intracardiac TAPVR depends on early diagnosis and adequate surgical technique.
authors.affiliation: Universite Tunis, El Manar, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Skander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Omrane
authors.forename: Lilia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chaker
authors.forename: Anis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rjeb
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaouel
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khayati
authors.forename: Habiba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Drissa
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome