Key result
A novel off-pump surgical technique connects an anomalous left superior vena cava to the right cavities using the left atrial appendage without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Describes a novel off-pump surgical technique for correcting a rare congenital venous anomaly where the left superior vena cava drains into the left atrium.
May offer an off-pump alternative for anomalous LSVC; leaves open durability and applicability pending larger validation.
The left superior vena cava is the most common congenital venous anomaly in the chest; however, its drainage into the left atrium is exceptional. The aim of the paper is to describe our novel technique to connect the left superior vena cava to the right cavities using the left atrial appendage, without cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Boutayeb et al. (2012) studied this question. A novel off-pump surgical technique connects an anomalous left superior vena cava to the right cavities using the left atrial appendage without cardiopulmonary bypass.
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