Anomalous Subaortic Left Brachiocephalic Vein Associated with Tricuspid Atresia: A Successful Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Connection

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 246-248

  Kawara, Takemi ^a   Hayashida, Nobuhiko ^a   Aoyagi, Shigeaki ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomalous subaortic left brachiocephalic vein; Bidirectional cavopulmonary connection; Tricuspid atresia

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; BIDIRECTIONAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; SUBAORTIC LEFT BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 0038488778     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-003-0022-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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