Surgical management of an extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection in heterotaxy syndrome with isolated hepatic drainage

Herz

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-143

  Schreiber, Christian ^a   Hörer, Jürgen ^a   Kostolny, Martin ^a   Holper, Klaus ^a   Eicken, Andreas ^a   Lange, Rüdiger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracardiac TCPC; Heterotaxy syndrome; Total cavopulmonary connection

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HEPATIC VEIN; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PULMONARY ARTERY;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; SYNDROME; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 17744387129     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-005-2664-y     Document Type: Article

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