Segmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary Hypertension

Outcomes of surgery for young children with multivessel pulmonary vein stenosis

Luis G. Quinonez, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Michele Borisuk, Christina Ireland, Audrey M. Marshall, John E. Mayer, Kathy J. Jenkins, Francis E. Fynn-Thompson, Christopher W. BairdBoston Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 150: 911-917DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.06.050 AbstractObjective: We pursued a multimodality approach to the treatment of patients with pulmonary vein stenosis, incorporating sutureless […]

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Surgery for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: primary sutureless repair vs. conventional repair

Naoki Yoshimura, Kazuaki Fukahara, Akio Yamashita, Toshio Doi, Katsunori Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Yamashita, Takahiro Homma, Shigeki Yokoyama, Masaya Aoki, Yuki IkenoUniversity of Toyama.Japan General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017; 65: 245-251DOI: 10.1007/s11748-017-0769-x AbstractDespite recent advances in surgical technique and perioperative care, the surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) remains a challenge.

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Comparison of conventional and primary sutureless surgery for repairing supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Yongfeng Zhu, Hewen Qi, Yunzhou JinZhengzhou Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University. Tangshan Workers’ Hospital. Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital.China Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 14: DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0853-7 AbstractObjective: The efficacy of using a sutureless approach in order to surgically manage postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis following total anomalous pulmonary venous

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Early outcomes of primary sutureless repair of the pulmonary veins

Anthony Azakie, Michael J. Lavrsen, Natalie C. Johnson, Anil SapruUCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and University of California-San Francisco.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2011; 92: 666-671DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.024 AbstractBackground: The “sutureless” repair technique has improved outcomes for post-repair pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis. The purpose of this study is to determine the early outcomes of primary sutureless

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Surgical management of progressive pulmonary venous obstruction after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

François Lacour-Gayet, Joy Zoghbi, Alain E. Serraf, Emré Belli, Dominique Piot, Christian Rey, François Marçon, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Claude PlanchéMarie-Lannelongue Hospital and Paris-Sud University.France Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 117: 679-687DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70287-4 AbstractBackground: The occurrence of a progressive pulmonary venous obstruction after the repair of the total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a

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Surgical repair for primary pulmonary vein stenosis: Single-institution, midterm follow-up

Guocheng Shi, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen, Haibo Zhang, Jinghao Zheng, Jinfeng LiuShanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 150: 181-188DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.03.032 AbstractBackground: Primary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare congenital heart condition and carries a poor prognosis.Methods: A retrospective review of 18

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Complete follow-up echocardiograms are needed to detect stenosis of normally connecting pulmonary veins

L. Luann Minich, Lloyd Y. Tani, John P. Breinholt, Anne Marie Tuohy, Robert E. ShaddyPrimary Children’s Medical Center and University of Utah.United States EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2001; 18: 589-592DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2001.00589.x AbstractReimbursement for limited echocardiograms focusing on known pathology rather than complete studies has recently received widespread attention. Few data are available to determine if these limited examinations provide

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Repair of congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Jacques A. M. van Son, Gordon K. Danielson, Francisco J. Puga, William D. Edwards, David J. DriscollMayo Clinic.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1995; 60: 144-150DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00325-f AbstractBackground: Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare cause of obstruction of pulmonary venous blood flow with a high mortality. Acquired pulmonary vein stenosis is an equally serious condition.Methods: Eight patients (age range,

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[Pulmonary vein stenosis. Description of a sutureless surgical procedure using the pericardium in situ]

Francois Lacour-Gayet, Christian Rey, Claude PlanchéMarie-Lannelongue Hospital and Paris-Sud University. France Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des VaisseauxArch Mal Couer Vaiss 1996; 89: 633-636DOI: Not Available AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis is a rare cardiac disease associated with a disastrous prognosis. Nowadays, it is more often a iatrogenic complication, following neonatal surgical repair of total anomalous

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Pulmonary venous obstruction following correction for total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage: a challenge

H. J. van der Wal, D. I. Hamilton, Michael J. Godman, Leon K. Lacquet, Anton van OortWilhelmina Children’s Hospital.Netherlands European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 1992; 6: 545-549DOI: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90006-j AbstractPulmonary venous obstruction after surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) is a serious condition. Pulmonary venous obstruction can be the result of

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