Operative technique for persistent left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We applied a surgical method with an inverted flap of the left atrial appendage to construct an internal conduit in a 4-year-old girl with a persistent left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium associated with an atrial septal defect. The remaining defect of the septum was closed with autologous pericardium. The short-term result is satisfactory, although the long-term result remains to be ascertained.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
- Vena Cava, Superior