title: Ectopic drainage from the inferior vena cava to the left atrium together with a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
abstract: We report a case of a 44-year-old male patient with ectopic drainage from the inferior vena cava to the left atrium accompanied by partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. After the patient was hospitalized, his diagnosis was confirmed by Doppler echocardiography and angiography. A pericardial patch was used to divert the blood to the atrium. The surgical procedure was successful, and the patient began a rehabilitation program 8 days later. This type of ectopic drainage pattern is an unusual and infrequent clinical finding. The definitive diagnosis should be made by Doppler ultrasound combined with angiography.
authors: Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
authors: Yuan
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: Organ Transplantation Institute of Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
authors: Shuangyue
authors: S
authors: Xu
authors: Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
authors: Hongwei
authors: H
authors: Guo
authors: Basic Medical Department of Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
authors: Guoliang
authors: G
authors: Yan
authors: Organ Transplantation Institute of Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: oti@xmu.edu.cn.
authors: Zhongquan
authors: Z
authors: Qi
authors: Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: oti@xmu.edu.cn.
authors: Zhonggui
authors: Z
authors: Shan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery