Open AccessRepair of scimitar syndrome using an extracardiac conduit in pediatric patients: Report of two patients
Author(s) -
Koray Ak,
Berna Şaylan Çevik,
Sinan Arsan,
Figen Akalın,
Adnan Çobanoğlu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_92_18
Subject(s) - medicine , scimitar syndrome , intracardiac injection , electrical conduit , left atrium , surgery , cardiology , radiology , inferior vena cava , atrial fibrillation , mechanical engineering , engineering
Scimitar syndrome (SS) can be repaired by different surgical techniques including direct implantation, intracardiac rerouting, and in situ pericardial channel to direct the Scimitar vein (SV) to the left atrium. The presence of several anatomical variations such as remote infradiaphragmatic drainage of the SV and abnormal situs makes the repair more challenging with conventional repair techniques. In this paper, we present our experience in using an extracardiac-ringed polytetrafluoroethylene conduit in two pediatric patients (14 months and 2 years old) with SS.