title: Mixed Supra- and Intracardiac Totally Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in an Adult Female: Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation with Emphasis on MDCT Angiographic Advantages.
abstract: All cases with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) were reported in neonates and children in the previous literature. This report describes the only case in which a mixed supra- and intracardiac TAPVC was discovered in a 25-year-old adult female and multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) angiography was used in its pre- and postoperative evaluation. Multidetector-row computed tomography angiography is superior to echocardiography in showing the draining sites and courses of the anomalous connected pulmonary veins, as well as postoperative evaluation in a patient with mixed TAPVC. It indicates that MDCT angiography may be a more suitable diagnostic modality for use in the pre- and postoperative evaluation of the mixed TAPVC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
authors.forename: Lian-qin
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
authors.forename: Min-rui
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
authors.forename: Yi-jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. Electronic address: ywhxl@qq.com.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Computed tomography angiography; Pulmonary veins; Pulmonary venous anomalies; Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection