title: A novel surgical procedure for scimitar syndrome: scimitar vein with right atrium and inferior vena cava wall flap.
abstract: We describe a new surgical procedure for the scimitar syndrome using the walls of the right atrium and inferior vena cava as a flap to prevent kinking and stenosis of the scimitar vein-left atrium anastomosis.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
authors: Ryosuke
authors: R
authors: Kowatari
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
authors: Yasuyuki
authors: Y
authors: Suzuki
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
authors: Kazuyuki
authors: K
authors: Daitoku
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
authors: Kaoru
authors: K
authors: Hattori
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. ikuofuku@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
authors: Ikuo
authors: I
authors: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*