Interruption of the inferior vena cava and azygos continuation in a child with partial atrioventricular septal defect.
Summary of "Interruption of the inferior vena cava and azygos continuation in a child with partial atrioventricular septal defect."
Congenital pathologies of the inferior vena cava are uncommon. Isolated congenital interruption of the inferior vena cava with azygos vein continuation could be considered part of the group of venous return anomalies. The major significance of this anomaly is its association with complex cardiac defects and the associated technical difficulties at the time of cardiac catheterization and abdominal surgery or interventional procedures. In our case, we describe a common atrium and partial atrioventricular septal defect in an 8-year-old girl with infrahepatic interruption of the inferior vena cava and azygos continuation without polysplenia. Magnetic resonance angiography and computed tomography, together with a clinical awareness of this pathology, can be used to diagnose this entity.
Affiliation
Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
ISSN: 1439-1902
Pages: 369-72
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20824596
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1240834
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Vena Cava, Inferior
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
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Portacaval Shunt, Surgical
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