Totally Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Obliterated Vertical Vein

A rare variant of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with obliterated infradiaphragmatic vertical vein is described. A 20-day-old male child weighing 2.2 kg was admitted with cyanosis and tachypnea. Pulmonary venous return was found to be entirely through a tortuous pulmonary-to-systemic...

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Published in:	World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 513 - 515
Main Authors:	Mishra, Amit, Pujara, Jigisha, Jain, Imelda, Baria, Kinnaresh, Patel, Hardik
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-07-2016
Subjects:	Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures Fatal Outcome Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery Humans Infant, Newborn Male Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities Scimitar Syndrome - surgery obstructed TAPVC pulmonary venous obstruction
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Summary:	A rare variant of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with obliterated infradiaphragmatic vertical vein is described. A 20-day-old male child weighing 2.2 kg was admitted with cyanosis and tachypnea. Pulmonary venous return was found to be entirely through a tortuous pulmonary-to-systemic venous collateral channel, as the descending vertical vein ended blindly.
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ISSN:	2150-1351 2150-136X
DOI:	10.1177/2150135115607188