title: Technique of coronary sinus plasty for left pulmonary vein stenosis.
abstract: We describe a technique of coronary sinus plasty used to treat an infant with compression of the left pulmonary vein between the descending aorta and a dilated coronary sinus related to a persistent vena cava. The left lower pulmonary vein stenosis was relieved by repositioning the floor of the coronary sinus more anteriorly, toward the mitral annulus. The potential role played by a persistent left superior vena cava in some cases of left pulmonary vein stenosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, New York. Electronic address: dk2757@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalfa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Wyman
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferris
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bacha
mesh_terms: D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*