Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: Post Operative Problems and Management

SUMMARY: The uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is incompatible with life unless early surgical intervention is done. Most of the post operative problems and mortality in these children are also due to the changes in pulmonary vasculature. We hereby repo...

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Autores principales: Khanna, Sandeep, Choudhury, Minati, Kiran, Usha
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2900038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20640082
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Sumario:SUMMARY: The uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is incompatible with life unless early surgical intervention is done. Most of the post operative problems and mortality in these children are also due to the changes in pulmonary vasculature. We hereby report two such cases that experienced a stormy postoperative course.

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