The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 23, 267-270, Copyright © 1977 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Correction of anomalous subdiaphragmatic inferior vena caval drainage of the right pulmonary veins (scimitar syndrome)
GR Tobin, RM Anderson and AJ Arem
Correction of anomalous infradiaphragmatic inferior vena caval drainage of
the right pulmonary veins can be repaired under conventional
cardiopulmonary bypass by placing a circumferential tape below the
diaphragm between the hepatic veins and the scimitar vein entrance. During
repair, creation of an atrial septal defect in the distorted septal-left
atrial junction of scimitar syndrome is facilitated by first incising the
anteromedial aspect of the fossa ovalis to better delineate the optimal
posterolateral margin. A case history illustrates the technique.