Drainage of the inferior vena cava to the left atrium

Authors
Genoni, M Jenni, R Vogt, PR Germann, R Turina, MI
Citation
M. Genoni et al., Drainage of the inferior vena cava to the left atrium, ANN THORAC, 67(2), 1999, pp. 543-545
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
543 - 545
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(199902)67:2<543:DOTIVC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This report describes a 7-year-old girl with an anomalous connection betwee n the inferior vena cava and the left atrium documented with intraoperative transesophageal color-coded Doppler flow echocardiography and angiography. This rare congenital disorder should be considered in the differential dia gnosis in patients with cyanosis without cardiac murmurs. Operation is the only method for correction. (C) 1999 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.