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The Warden Procedure through a Posterolateral Thoracotomy Approach

Author(s) -

Sowmya Ramanan,

Navaneetha Sasikumar,

Soman Rema Krishna Manohar,

Kotturathu Mammen Cherian

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

texas heart institute journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1526-6702

pISSN - 0730-2347

DOI - 10.14503/thij-13-3474

Subject(s) - medicine , venae cavae , thoracotomy , pulmonary vein , superior vena cava , azygos vein , venous return curve , surgery , scimitar syndrome , sinus venosus , vein , cardiology , inferior vena cava , atrial fibrillation , hemodynamics

The Warden procedure for the correction of a right-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the high superior vena cava is well established. It has the advantages of avoiding sinoatrial node dysfunction and pulmonary and systemic venous obstruction. In the case related here, a 3-year-old girl presented with a superior vena cava type of sinus venosus atrial septal defect and an anomalously draining right upper pulmonary vein, with bilateral superior venae cavae. Our approach to the Warden procedure was through a right posterolateral thoracotomy, which provided additional advantages.

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