The Vertical Vein in Patients with Obstructive Supracardiac Totally Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: we can ligate it but should we ligate it?

Chowdhury UK and Sankhyan LK

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

^*Correspondance to: Ujjwal K. Chowdhury 

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Abstract:

The present perspective is a synthesis of all published literature on selective vertical vein patency and adjustable vertical vein ligature in the setting of rechanneling of obstructed supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in order to decrease the episodes of perioperative pulmonary hypertensive crises, postoperative low cardiac output syndrome and mortality. Additionally, this manuscript attempts to address the guidelines for candidate selection for selective vertical vein patency in patients with obstructive supracardiac TAPVC.

Keywords:

Vertical vein; Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection; Pulmonary hypertensive crises; Adjustable vertical vein ligature

Cite the Article:

Chowdhury UK, Sankhyan LK. The Vertical Vein in Patients with Obstructive Supracardiac Totally Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: we can ligate it but should we ligate it? Clin Case Rep Int. 2018; 2: 1066.