Shepherd HM, Bierhals AJ, Hachem RR, Takahashi T, Pasque MK, Patterson GA, Puri V, Kreisel D, Nava RG. Transplantation of Donor Lung with Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Using a Carrel Patch.
Ann Thorac Surg 2022;
114:e249-e251. [PMID:
34998737 DOI:
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.016]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return is a rare congenital aberrancy which involves oxygen-rich pulmonary venous drainage into the right atrium instead of systemic circulation. Here, we report a case of isolated partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of the right upper lobe in a donor lung. Successful transplantation was performed with a Carrel patch technique for left atrial cuff reconstruction using a segment of donor vena cava. This is the third report of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in a right donor lung, but the first to describe this reconstructive approach to restore physiologic venous drainage.
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