Venous Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Case of Anomaly of the Inferior Vena Cava.

Fañanás Mastral, Javier; Bellido Morales, Javier André; Ochoa Rea, María Elisa; Matamala Adell, Marta; Ballester Cuenca, Carlos · Ann Thorac Surg · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava and its tributaries are quite uncommon; however, since the development of cross-sectional imaging, they have been described more frequently. Most of them are usually asymptomatic, although they can have clinical implications. We report a case of a rare anomaly of the inferior vena cava in a 54-year-old man admitted to our hospital for complicated native aortic valve endocarditis, requiring urgent surgery, and making necessary an alternative venous cannulation for establishing cardiopulmonary bypass circulation.

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