[The supracardiac type of total anomalous pulmonary venous return in a ten-day-old neonate: report of a successfully treated case].

A case of a ten-day-old neonate weighing 3,867 g with the supracardiac type of total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is reported. The preoperative diagnosis was determined mainly by digital subtraction angiography. Surgical correction was carried out in this patient as an emergency operation. Under cardiopulmonary bypass on beating which required 3 hours and 7 minutes, anastomosis between the common pulmonary vein and the left atrium, ligation of both the anomalous vertical vein and the persistent ductus arteriosus, and closure of the atrial septal defects were successfully performed. Postoperatively cardiac failure was markedly improved, although 5 days were required for the weaning from the artificial respirator. The angiographic and hemodynamic examinations showed a complete repair of TAPVR. At present, 2 months after the operation, the patient shows an average development.