title: An alternative approach for repair of supracardiac and infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in neonates and infants: superior approach with caval transection.
abstract: Recently, the superior approach with transaction of the superior vena cava was introduced for the repair of supracardiac anomalies in adults. We developed a bidirectional right-angle venous cannula and placed it within the innominate vein to make the modified superior approach with the superior caval transection suitable for neonates and tiny infants. We applied this modified superior approach for the repair of infracardiac forms of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
authors.forename: Liang-Wan
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xi-Jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dong-Shan
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Xiao-Fu
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Qi-Min
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D057785:Catheters; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*