Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return to the High Portion of the Superior Vena Cava

Ko Shibata＊

Tomoki Tamura＊

Yuta Tsuchida＊

（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo＊, Tokyo, Japan）

We report a case of minimally invasive cardiac surgery（MICS）for partial anomalous pulmonary venous return（PAPVR）to the high portion of the superior vena cava. A 34-year-old female was referred to our hospital for exertional chest oppression, and was diagnosed with PAPVR and a sinus venosus atrial septal defect. Two pulmonary veins were connected to the superior vena cava（SVC）:one to the SVC-atrial junction and the other to the high SVC adjacent to the azygos connection. We performed an intracardiac repair through a small right axillary incision. The postoperative course was uneventful. MICS may become a useful option for PAPVR repair.

 

Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 47:41-44（2018）

Keywords：minimally invasive cardiac surgery;partial anomalous pulmonary venous return;atrial septal defect