title: Primary sutureless repair and anterior translocation of the atrial septum for cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
abstract: The incidence of pulmonary vein stenosis after correction of a cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in neonates may be underestimated because of the small population of patients; however, it is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. This report describes a primary sutureless repair and anterior translocation of the atrial septum to create a large left atrial cavity and avoid post-repair pulmonary vein stenosis.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan. matsuhisa_kch@hp.pref.hyogo.jp
authors: Hironori
authors: H
authors: Matsuhisa
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Oshima
authors: Ayako
authors: A
authors: Maruo
authors: Tomomi
authors: T
authors: Hasegawa
authors: Akiko
authors: A
authors: Tanaka
authors: Rei
authors: R
authors: Noda
mesh_terms: D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures