title: Isolated right superior vena cava draining into the left atrium.
abstract: A 10-year-old male was admitted to our institution with complaints of mild cyanosis and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography and angiography revealed a right superior vena cava (SVC) draining into the left atrium. At the time of surgery, the right SVC was connected to the right atrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drmetegursoy@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gursoy
authors.forename: Ece
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salihoglu
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozcobanoglu
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celiker
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery