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Unusual totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection in right isomerism and functionally univentricular heart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2011

Ujjwal K. Chowdhury ,
Shyam S. Kothari  and
Balram Airan
Ujjwal K. Chowdhury
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, New Delhi, India
Shyam S. Kothari
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Balram Airan*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, New Delhi, India
*
Correspondence to: Dr. Balram Airan MCh, Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi–110029, India. Tel: 91–11–6561123 (Ext. 4835); Fax: 91–11–6862663; Email: bairan@medinst.ernet.iny
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Abstract

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We report a rare variation in the pattern of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection in that two vertical veins drained into the left brachiocephalic vein from a common pulmonary venous confluence. The child had associated right isomerism and functionally univentricular heart. Awareness of this possibility may avoid a reoperation or even death.

Keywords

Double inlet ventricleaspleniavisceral heterotaxy
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 75 - 78
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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