Direct Reimplantation Technique via a Right Minithoracotomy for Scimitar Syndrome: A Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20061085Abstract
Scimitar syndrome (SS) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly defined by an anomalous right pulmonary vein draining of the right lung into the inferior vena cava. We describe a direct reimplantation technique and atrial septal defect closure using cardiopulmonary bypass via a right minithoracotomy on a 24 year-old female SS patient who had an accompanying sinus venous atrial septal defect.References
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