Isolated left-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a child
İsmihan Selen Onan1, Onur Sen1, Selman Gokalp2, Burak Onan11Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Arsoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey 2Department of Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Arsoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Isolated left-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection with intact interatrial septum is a rare diagnosis in childhood. In these cases, a vertical vein drains the left upper pulmonary lobe into the brachiocephalic vein and finally to the right atrium. Surgical treatment is performed to prevent right ventricular failure and pulmonary artery disease in advanced age. In this report, the rare entity of isolated left-sided anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a 14-year-old girl and successful minimally invasive surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass are described.
How to cite this article İsmihan Selen Onan, Onur Sen, Selman Gokalp, Burak Onan. Isolated left-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a child. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2017; 45(6): 545-548
Corresponding Author: İsmihan Selen Onan, Türkiye Manuscript Language: English