Experience with operation for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in infancy

Vincenzo Gallucci: Memories of a Surgeon, Scientist, and Teacher

“…When he first met Aldo Castaneda, who was developing a prestigious pediatric cardiac surgery program at the Boston Children's Hospital, he immediately understood that correction of many congenital heart defects in the neonatal period and early infancy, by avoiding palliations, had the potential for becoming soon the treatment of choice of most, even complex heart malformations. 22,23 After such indications, a similar program was also developed in Padua, which became one of the leading Italian centers for pediatric cardiac surgery, pioneering in Europe correction of many congenital heart defects in early infancy. This allowed Gallucci and his team to acquire worldwide recognition, so that the pediatric cardiac surgery program at Padua University is still today considered internationally among the most prestigious ones.…”

15.7 Totale Lungenvenenfehlmündung

“…(Wukasch et al, 1975). Auch viele andere Autoren seiner Zeit erzielten schlechtere Ergebnisse bei jungen Patienten (Cooley, Hallman, & Leachman, 1966;Gomes et al, 1970;Katz, Kirklin, & Pacifico, 1978;Mazzucco et al, 1983). Zu beachten ist allerdings, dass die hier genannten Publikationen aus einer Zeit stammen, in der das peri-und postoperative Management Neugeborener mit komplexen kardialen Anomalien sich auf weniger Erfahrung stützte als heute.…”

Technical Details of Rechanneling of Obstructive Coronary Sinus Type of Totally Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Using Malm's Coronary Sinus Cutback Technique and Left Atrial Augmentation: A Video Presentation

“…[1][2][3][4][5] Obstruction of pulmonary veins draining to the coronary sinus is poorly recognized and generally considered extremely rare. [7][8][9] This impression has largely developed from autopsy series containing few surgical patients and almost no patients who died late after surgery. [1][2][3] In carefully analyzed surgical series, however, the incidence of obstructed coronary sinus drainage has been between 22 and 36%.…”