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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular... Aug 2021Disruption in the flow of blood vessels is of great concern during thoracic surgery. Preoperative 3-dimensional computed tomography facilitates visualization of the...
Disruption in the flow of blood vessels is of great concern during thoracic surgery. Preoperative 3-dimensional computed tomography facilitates visualization of the exact location and course of blood vessels. The right posterior upper lobe segmental vein, known as the right top pulmonary vein (RTPV), is an anomalous vein beginning at the right upper lobe and running through the posterior surface of the intermediate bronchus. We clinically investigated 31 patients with RTPV who underwent lobectomy or total resection of the right lung in our hospital or related institutions. We classified the final destination of RTPV into four types. The RTPV flowed into the left atrium in 35.5% of cases, superior pulmonary vein in 9.7%, inferior pulmonary vein in 41.9%, and independently into V6 in 12.9%. An RTPV with a diameter ≥ 5 mm was considered a main drainage vein in S2. We should pay attention to the RTPV during right lung lobectomy.
Topics: Bronchi; Humans; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Pulmonary Veins; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
PubMed: 33586095
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Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2020A 36-year-old female underwent left lower lobectomy with left atrial and left upper pulmonary vein (LUPV) reconstruction with a bovine pericardial patch for an...
A 36-year-old female underwent left lower lobectomy with left atrial and left upper pulmonary vein (LUPV) reconstruction with a bovine pericardial patch for an intrathoracic pheochromocytoma. Postoperatively, she developed shortness of breath and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated LUPV stenosis with increased velocities. Computed tomography angiogram of the chest revealed LUPV stenosis at the left atrium ostium with an area of 39 mm. Under angiographic and echocardiographic guidance, a 10 × 19 mm Omnilink Elite uncovered stent was deployed in the LUPV ostia. While reported following left atrial ablation, pulmonary vein stenting can be successful in a pulmonary vein surgically reconstructed with bovine pericardium.
Topics: Adult; Angiography; Computed Tomography Angiography; Female; Humans; Pheochromocytoma; Postoperative Complications; Pulmonary Veins; Plastic Surgery Procedures; Stenosis, Pulmonary Vein; Stents; Thoracic Neoplasms
PubMed: 32639846
DOI: 10.1177/1556984520933962 -
Asian Journal of Surgery Jul 2023
Review
Topics: Humans; Pulmonary Veins; Bronchi; Tracheal Diseases
PubMed: 36813674
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.02.042 -
International Journal of Cardiology Aug 2020
Topics: Catheter Ablation; Cryosurgery; Follow-Up Studies; Pulmonary Veins
PubMed: 32360214
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.04.078 -
Circulation Research Oct 2007
Topics: Animals; Atrial Fibrillation; Heart Atria; Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5; Homeodomain Proteins; Humans; Pulmonary Circulation; Pulmonary Veins; Transcription Factors; Homeobox Protein PITX2
PubMed: 17967793
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Journal of Cardiovascular... Feb 2003
Comparative Study
Topics: Atrial Fibrillation; Catheter Ablation; Female; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Care; Preoperative Care; Pulmonary Veins; Radiography; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity
PubMed: 12693496
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02551.x -
The Heart Surgery Forum Dec 2010Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare abnormality that usually presents in infants with recurrent hemoptysis and pneumonia. Presentation in adulthood without... (Review)
Review
Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare abnormality that usually presents in infants with recurrent hemoptysis and pneumonia. Presentation in adulthood without additional congenital heart disease is rare but does occur. Anatomic variations in the pulmonary vessels that supply and drain the affected lung can explain the mildly symptomatic process. The diagnosis of isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is usually made angiographically. Pneumonectomy is indicated once symptoms or complications are present so that irreversible pulmonary hypertension can be avoided.
Topics: Adult; Female; Humans; Pulmonary Veins; Radiography; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Surgical Procedures; Young Adult
PubMed: 21169144
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20101078 -
Circulation. Heart Failure Apr 2021
Topics: Angiography; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Diagnosis, Differential; Dyspnea; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Veins; Stenosis, Pulmonary Vein
PubMed: 33761753
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.120.007820 -
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular... Aug 2020
Topics: Anesthesiologists; Heart; Humans; Lung Transplantation; Pulmonary Veins
PubMed: 32178952
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.02.018 -
International Journal of Cardiology Feb 2011
Topics: Animals; Humans; Pulmonary Veins
PubMed: 21216020
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.12.034