Berdat P A, Pfammatter J P, Genyk I, Carrel T P
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Bern.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Feb;71(2):723-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02239-6.
Mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare condition, accounting for only 5% of diagnosed TAPVC. It is associated with a poor prognosis unless surgically corrected by connecting the pulmonary venous sinus to the left atrium and optionally dividing the abnormal connection to the systemic venous system. We report a modified technique of complete intracardiac repair of mixed supracardiac and cardiac TAPVC in a 3-year-old child without pulmonary venous sinus-to-left atrium anastomosis.