title: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in a lung transplant recipient.
abstract: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a rare condition in which some of the pulmonary veins empty into the systemic venous system. The presence of PAPVR in a lung transplant recipient may cause technical challenges during transplantation. We present a technique for left atrial reconstruction when faced with a recipient with PAPVR. The patient had a left superior pulmonary vein that emptied into the brachiocephalic vein without a left atrial connection. Because of the discrepancy in size of the 2 donor and the single recipient pulmonary veins, left atrial reconstruction was performed before venous anastomosis.
authors: Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. landolfo.kevin@mayo.edu
authors: Erol V
authors: EV
authors: Belli
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Landolfo
authors: Mathew
authors: M
authors: Thomas
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Odell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*