Document Type
Case Report
Disciplines
Anesthesiology | Medical Anatomy | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
We herein report a 64 year-old male who had an incidental finding of a persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) revealed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during a Maze procedure with left atrial appendage ligation. During the intraoperative TEE, an incidental dilated coronary sinus > 1.1 cm was noted which prompted further evaluation and aided in our ultimate diagnosis. Consequently, significant additional surgical dissection and manipulation were required to isolate the left upper pulmonary vein. This case report reviews the anatomy and embryology of a persistent left SVC, discusses its clinical implications, and identifies surgical considerations for treatment.
DOI
10.32873/unmc.dc.gmerj.3.1.010
Keywords
Dilated coronary sinus, Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava, Thoracoscopic Maze Procedure and Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Aron, R. A., deCastro, M., Koch, K. L., Neff, K., , Gouvea, T. Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Ligation Complicated by Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava. Graduate Medical Education Research Journal. 2021 Oct 04; 3(1).
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/gmerj/vol3/iss1/7
