Muhanad S. Algadheeb1, Fahd Makhdom1, Linrui Guo1, Michael W. A. Chu1,2 1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Western University, London, Canada2Electronic correspondence: michael.chu@lhsc.on.ca |
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Anomalous left-sided vertical veins can be challenging to translocate in adults because of a small and difficult-to-expose left atrial appendage (LAA). Herein is reported an interesting surgical approach to facilitate vertical vein translocation and improve access to the LAA in an adult patient with severe aortic stenosis and anomalous pulmonary venous connection of a left upper lobe vertical |
vein who underwent a Ross operation. Video 1: Postoperative echocardiography showing flow through the left atrial appendage. Video 2: Postoperative computed tomography showing the VV-LAA anastomosis.The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2018;27:191-193 |
Simultaneous Ross Operation and Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Vein Translocation |
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