title: Compression of the superior caval vein by an aneurysmal right pulmonary artery in a patient with absent pulmonary valve syndrome.
abstract: We report a unique case of compression of the superior caval vein by an aneurysmal right pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology,Chiba Children's Hospital,Chiba,Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology,Chiba Children's Hospital,Chiba,Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology,Chiba Children's Hospital,Chiba,Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery