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Window anastomosis technique for repair of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in infants
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  • Gang Wang,
  • Gengxu Zhou,
  • Jieqiong Wang,
  • Hui Wang,
  • Zhichun Feng
Gang Wang
Southern Medical University

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Gengxu Zhou
Southern Medical University
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Jieqiong Wang
Bayi Children's Hospital
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Hui Wang
Bayi Children's Hospital
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Zhichun Feng
Southern Medical University
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Abstract

Outcomes of operations for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) have improved.However, postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) remains the most significant complication, with high morbidity and mortality. We introduce a window anastomosis technique for repair of supracardiac TAPVC in infants. The mainstay of the surgical technique is to resect the anterior wall of the pulmonary vein confluence(PVC) and part of the posterior wall of the left atrium to form a large and undistorted “window to window” anastomosis.
20 Jul 2022Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery
21 Jul 2022Submission Checks Completed
21 Jul 2022Assigned to Editor
11 Aug 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
11 Aug 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
Nov 2022Published in Journal of Cardiac Surgery volume 37 issue 11 on pages 3988-3990. 10.1111/jocs.16871