Open AccessSuperior repair: A useful approach for some anatomic variants of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
Author(s) -
Kelechi E. Okonta,
Vijay Agarwal,
U. Abubakar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.115038
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , total anomalous pulmonary venous connection , left pulmonary vein , concomitant , superior vena cava , surgery , vein , left atrium , cardiology , intensive care unit , coronary care unit , atrial fibrillation , myocardial infarction
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) occurs when all the four pulmonary veins drain to the right atrium or to tributaries of the systemic veins. There have been various published techniques for the repair but none has been agreed on for the different anatomical variants that may be encountered during surgery.