Unusual case of left partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection with successful surgical management

Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Mar-Apr;5(2):157-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00306.x.

Abstract

We describe a case of left-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection diagnosed in the setting of a respiratory illness affecting the right lung, which presumably elevated pulmonary pressures and worsened right-to-left shunting. The anatomical configuration appears to be highly unusual in this case, with separate supracardiac connections of the left upper pulmonary vein (LUPV) to a vertical vein (draining to the innominate vein) and the left lower pulmonary vein to the azygos vein. Successful surgical repair was undertaken with direct anastomosis of the LUPV to the left atrial appendage and creation of an intra-superior vena cava baffle to redirect azygos vein flow to the left atrium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrial Appendage / surgery
  • Azygos Vein / pathology
  • Azygos Vein / surgery
  • Bundle-Branch Block / complications
  • Bundle-Branch Block / diagnosis
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Veins / pathology
  • Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / surgery