Mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: Case report with bilateral venous collectors

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 84
• Main Authors: Cayre, Raul O, Civetta, Julio D, Roldan, Alberto O, Rousseau, Juan J, Knudson, Jr, Ole A, Valdes-Cruz, Lilliam M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2003
• Subjects: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery; Echocardiography; Humans; Infant; Male; Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities; Pulmonary Veins - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Veins - surgery; Vena Cava, Superior - abnormalities; Vena Cava, Superior - diagnostic imaging; Vena Cava, Superior - surgery
• ISSN: 0894-7317
• DOI: 10.1067/mje.2003.28

We present a case report of a 3-month-old boy with a mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The patient had situs solitus, small atrial septal defect, and 2 separate venous collectors. The right pulmonary veins drained through a right-sided venous collector into the coronary sinus. The left-sided pulmonary veins drained through the left-sided venous collector directly into the right superior vena cava. The use of the echocardiogram and Doppler color flow mapping to establish a detailed morphologic analysis, the sites of connection, and the presence of pulmonary venous obstructions as well as the value of this information to facilitate a successful surgical repair are discussed.