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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1726-1728
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case report

Intraatrial rerouting by atrial flaps for partial anomalous pulmonary venous return

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Otsu Municipal Hospital, Shiga, Japan
^b Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Accepted for publication March 28, 2003.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr Okumura, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shiga National Hospital, Gochicho 255, Yokaichi, Shiga 527-8505, Japan
e-mail: andreas{at}siga.hosp.go.jp

We report a new surgical correction technique using an autologous atrial septal flap and anterolateral right atrial wall in a 3-year-old girl with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return and lower margin atrial septal defect. The patient recovered smoothly and is doing well 3 years after the operation.

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