SINUS VENOSUS DEFECT - SINGLE-PATCH REPAIR WITH CAVAL ENLARGEMENT

We present a single pericardial patch repair of the sinus venosus defe ct with anomalously connected pulmonary veins, incorporating enlargeme nt of the superior vena cava. In our small series to date this procedu re has been carried out without morbidity or mortality. Noninvasive fo llow-up by echocardiography and electrocardiography, over the short te rm, has not detected any stenosis of the venous pathways or sinus node dysfunction.