A new modification of the Fontan operation for complex cardiac anomalies is described. The technique comprises superior vena cava-pulmonary artery anastomosis and inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery bridging via a composite conduit connected to the inferior vena cava via the right atrium, totally excluding the right heart. The procedure was applied to a patient with complex cardiac abnormalitie...

ELSNER, ROBERT, WILLIAM N. HANAFEE, AND DOUGLAS D. HAAJMOND. Angiographr of the inferior vena cava of the harbor seal during simulated diving. Am. J. Physiol. 220(5) : 1155-l 161. 197 l.Radiopaque material was injected into the inferior vena cava of harbor seals. Serial contrast radiographs were then taken during simulated diving and control nondiving experiments. Diving was associated with con...

adrenocortical carcinomas (acc) is an uncommon disease that accounts for only 0.02% of all cancers. herein, this study evaluates a case of adult acc with extension into the inferior vena cava and cushingoid features. a 67-year-old lady was admitted to the surgery service for surgical resection of adrenal mass which was found on hypertension work-up. on physical examination, she was fat, cushing...

we present a very rare case of partially unroofed coronary sinus without persistent left superior vena cava in a 74 years old female with a history of hypertension, severe myxomatous bileaflet mitral valve prolapse with severe eccentric mitral regurgitation which was diagnosed during cardiac surgery.

the budd–chiari syndrome (bcs) is a rare disorder caused by the obstruction of the hepatic veins or the inferior vena cava (ivc) at the suprahepatic level. this syndrome is developed by either hepatic vein thrombosis or mechanical venous obstruction and leads to centrilobular hepatic congestion with the subsequent development of fibrosis and cirrhosis. intracardiac tumors have been rarely repor...

background: â budd-chiari syndrome (bcs) is a rare syndrome caused by hepatic venous outflow obstruction. the etiology of bcs differs between western and eastern countries. this article is a review of all published articles in iranian and international journals regarding different aspects of bcs (prevalence, etiology, and conventional treatments) in iran. materials and methods : â  in this revi...

ONE of the most difficult parts of orthotopic transplantation of the liver is construction of the upper vena caval anastomosis at the diaphragm. The problems are caused by the recipient disease. With chronic hepatic disorders, there often is foreshortening and distortion of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava as well as retraction of the main hepatic veins into the scarred liver (Fig. lA and B)...

We examined vena cava Doppler flow velocity tracings from 69 fetuses between 22 and 40 weeks' gestation. Twenty-three fetuses had arrhythmias. Fifteen fetuses had absent end-diastolic Doppler velocities in the umbilical artery, a condition associated with intrauterine growth retardation, and 15 normal fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler velocity ratios were matched by gestational age. ...

This paper presents a patient successfully treated for leiomyosarcoma of the vena cava, with no recurrence or symptoms on an 8-year follow-up. A 56-year-old woman presented with chronic and progressive periumbilical and right upper abdominal pain. Physical examination and laboratory tests revealed no abnormalities. Computed tomography showed a high-density image inside the vena cava. Cavography...

BACKGROUND Left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC) is an unusual abnormality that may be clinically significant during renal surgery. METHODS We report the unique case of a patient with a centrally located left renal mass who underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. During the hilar dissection, unusual vascular anatomy was encountered. The patient was noted to have a left-sided inferior vena c...