Key result
Surgical correction successfully treats a 17-year-old with ASD and anomalous IVC drainage into the LA.
Why the study?
Atrial septal defect with drainage of the inferior vena cava into the left atrium is a rare congenital anomaly with few reported cases.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical correction of a rare congenital anomaly involving an ASD with IVC drainage into the left atrium was successful and resulted in an uneventful postoperative course.
Documents rare anomaly repair feasibility; extends case reports but leaves optimal strategies and practice change open.
Atrial septal defect (ASD) with drainage of the inferior vena cava (IVC) into the left atrium (LA) is a rare congenital anomaly. Few cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 17-year-old female with an ASD and an anomalous drainage of the IVC into the LA leading to cyanosis since early childhood. Diagnosis was documented by computed tomography (CT) angiography and confirmed intra-operatively. The patient underwent successful surgical correction with an uneventful postoperative course.
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Aliter et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Atrial septal defect with drainage of the inferior vena cava into the left atrium (n=1). Surgical correction was evaluated on Successful surgical correction with an uneventful postoperative course. Surgical correction was successfully performed in a 17-year-old female with an atrial septal defect and anomalous drainage of the inferior vena cava into the left atrium.
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