An unusual case of obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous return with gastric varices

Cardiol Young. 2021 Feb;31(2):291-293. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120003479. Epub 2020 Oct 26.

Abstract

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return with obstruction to the venous pathway is a life-threatening emergency. We report a neonate with unusual infradiaphragmatic drainage into the ductus venosus and gastric veins. Neonatal gastric varices with obstructed pulmonary venous return are extremely rare with potential for catastrophic gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The complex anatomy first detected by echocardiography was clarified on CT.

Keywords: TAPVR; gastric varices; obstructed pulmonary veins; total anomalous pulmonary venous return.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / diagnosis
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Portal Vein
  • Pulmonary Veins* / diagnostic imaging
  • Scimitar Syndrome*