An absent right superior vena cava with a persistent left superior vena cava combined with the presence of a ventricular septal defect in a pediatric patient: Implications for surgical correction

Orhan Saim Demirtürk; Ayten Gümüş; Mediha Hacer Ülger; Murat Güvener

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.125

Orhan Saim Demirtürk¹, Ayten Gümüş², Mediha Hacer Ülger³, Murat Güvener¹

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Başkent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey
²Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Başkent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey
³Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Başkent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.125

A persistent left superior vena cava in conjunction with a absent right superior vena cava is a very rare anomaly of venous circulation. In this article, we present a fouryear- old girl with a persistent left superior vena cava opening into a dilated coronary sinus and an absent right superior vena cava accompanied by a perimembraneous outlet ventricular septal defect which were corrected using cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

Keywords : Absent right superior vena cava; persistent left superior vena cava; ventricular septal defect

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