Systemic venous segments interposition for pulmonary artery to aorta connection

Carlo Pace Napoleone; Guido Oppido; Emanuela Angeli; Gaetano Gargiulo

doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.170720

Systemic venous segments interposition for pulmonary artery to aorta connection

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 Apr;7(2):192-4. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2007.170720. Epub 2008 Jan 9.

Authors

Carlo Pace Napoleone¹, Guido Oppido, Emanuela Angeli, Gaetano Gargiulo

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 18184676
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.170720

Abstract

Two patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect underwent implantation of the diminutive pulmonary arteries on the ascending aorta by interposition of short segment of azygos and innominate veins. The very thin structure of the systemic veins' wall matched perfectly the fragile pulmonary arterial wall. The anastomosis were perfectly patent and no aneurism dilatation was evident after three and four months, respectively.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Aorta / pathology
Aorta / surgery*
Azygos Vein / diagnostic imaging
Azygos Vein / transplantation*
Brachiocephalic Veins / diagnostic imaging
Brachiocephalic Veins / transplantation*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / complications
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / physiopathology
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Pulmonary Atresia / complications
Pulmonary Atresia / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Atresia / physiopathology
Pulmonary Atresia / surgery*
Radiography
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Patency
Vascular Surgical Procedures*