Surgical Treatment of Dextroversion, Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining Into the Left Atrium

J Card Surg. 2015 Oct;30(10):767-70. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12611. Epub 2015 Aug 27.

Abstract

We report a rare case of dextroversion accompanied with atrial septal defect (ASD), persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava in a four-year-old male. A polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft as an extracardiac conduit was used to connect the persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) with the right atrial appendage.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Appendage / abnormalities*
  • Atrial Appendage / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dextrocardia / surgery*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / surgery*

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene