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Abernethy malformation draining above the diaphragm to the coronary sinus and its embryological explanations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2020

Bhushan Sonawane
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Kothandam Sivakumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
*
Author for correspondence: Dr. Kothandam Sivakumar, MD DM, Head of Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A, Dr J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600089, India. Tel: +91 9444449966; Fax: +91 44 26565859. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

Abernethy malformation connecting to a supradiaphragmatic vein may be missed due to their rarity or lack of awareness. Embryological reasons explain the involvement of the left superior caval vein in these connections.

Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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References

Loomba, RS, Telega, GW, Gudausky, TM. Type 2 Abernethy malformation presenting as a portal vein–coronary sinus fistula. J Pediatr Surg 2012; 47: e25e31.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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