ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS DRAINAGE OF THE RIGHT LUNG

Citation
Aj. Cohen et al., ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS DRAINAGE OF THE RIGHT LUNG, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 56(6), 1993, pp. 1397-1399
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
56
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1397 - 1399
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1993)56:6<1397:APVDOT>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
An unusual case of anomalous drainage of the right lung is described. The right superior pulmonary vein drained into the superior vena cava, and the middle and lower pulmonary veins drained into the inferior ve na cava. Repair was achieved by creating a pericardial baffle that dra ined the inferior vein and the orifice of the superior vena cava throu gh a surgically treated atrial septal defect. The superior vena cava w as transected and the distal portion anastomosed to the right atrial a ppendage.