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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1869-1871
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Left superior vena cava to the left atrium: do we have to change the traditional approach?

Shahar Zimand, MDa, Patricia Benjamina, Mira Frand, MDa, David Mishaly, MDb, Aram K. Smolinsky, MDb, Julius Hegesh, MDa

a Cardiac Institute Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sackler School of Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

Address reprint requests to Dr Zimand, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel
e-mail: zimandsh{at}netvision.net.il

Left superior vena cava (LSVC) to the left atrium is a rare congenital cardiac complex, which may appear as an isolated anomaly, or as part of more complex cardiac anomalies. Traditionally, an intraatrial baffle was the preferred surgical technique. Although this technique has proved reliable and successful, acute ligation and extracardiac repair are simpler and easier solutions, requiring less myocardial ischemic time. We present 3 patients who underwent simple ligation and discuss the literature for other extracardiac options of surgical repair. Our patients had short transient congestion in the left upper part of their body that resolved completely after a few weeks, without further complications. We believe that either acute ligation or extracardiac repair is a much simpler yet effective solution to divert the left caval flow to the lesser circulation.




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