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Reconstruction of nonconfluent pulmonary artery using the retroaortic innominate vein for a single ventricle.
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PMID:  21547633     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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The innominate vein usually courses anterior to the aortic arch, where it joins the right brachiocephalic vein to form the superior caval vein. A retroaortic innominate vein is an uncommon finding in patients with congenital heart disease. We report a patient with a single ventricle, single atrium, pulmonary atresia, nonconfluent pulmonary artery, persistent left superior caval vein, absent inferior caval vein (azygos connection), right aortic arch, and retroaortic innominate vein. His innominate vein took an anomalous course. The right brachiocephalic vein crossed from right to left underneath the aortic arch and formed a left superior caval vein with the left brachiocephalic vein and the azygos vein. We reconstructed the nonconfluent pulmonary artery using the retroaortic innominate vein and then performed a total cavopulmonary shunt when he was 32 months of age. Thereafter, a total cavopulmonary connection was carried out at age 42 months.
Authors:
Masato Nakayama; Toshiaki Itou; Tomonobu Abe; Tomo Yoshizumi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-05-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery     Volume:  59     ISSN:  1863-6713     ISO Abbreviation:  Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101303952     Medline TA:  Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  Japan    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  359-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Daiichi Red Cross Hospital, 3-35 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-0046, Japan, nakayama-masato@toyohashi-mh.jp.
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