title: Persistent left superior vena cava remnant causing cyanosis in a post-Fontan patient.
abstract: We report the successful surgical closure of a persistent left superior vena cava remnant draining into the pulmonary venous circulation causing cyanosis in a post-Fontan patient who had previously undergone Damus-Kaye-Stansel and bidirectional superior cavopulmonary connection followed by a transcatheter coil occlusion of his persistent left superior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. gbaslaim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ghassan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baslaim
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery