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Palliative Stenting Of The Venous Duct In A Premature Neonate With Obstructed Infradiaphragmatic Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection, John S. Lozier, Martin L. Bocks
Palliative Stenting Of The Venous Duct In A Premature Neonate With Obstructed Infradiaphragmatic Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection, John S. Lozier, Martin L. Bocks
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In infracardiac, infradiaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, all four pulmonary veins connect to a descending vertical vein that usually drains to the portal vein or one of its tributaries. Obstruction is common, and definitive treatment is surgical repair. We present a case of late-diagnosed infradiaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a premature neonate who was too high risk for surgery and underwent palliative stenting of the venous duct. We demonstrate the feasibility of a transhepatic approach when umbilical access is no longer available.