Diversion of the inferior Cena Cava into the left atrium after surgical repair of atrial septal defect

Abstract

Diversion of inferior vena cava (IVC) into left atrium (LA) is one of the rare complications of the surgical repair of the atrial septal defect (ASD). A 30-year-old male patient who had undergone surgical repair of the ASD 9 years ago was referred to our clinic because of diversion of the IVC into the LA. Surgical repair was performed by reconstructing the opening of the IVC and redirecting it into the right atrium.

Vena kava inferiorun sol atriyuma dükülmesi atriyel septal defektin cerrahi kapatılmasının nadir görülen cer- rahi komplikasyonlardan biridir. Bu olguda 30 yaşındaki erkek hastanın geçirmiş olduğu atrial septal defektin cerrahi onarımından 9 yıl sonra vena kava inferiorun sol atriyuma dökülmesinin tespiti ve cerrahi onarımı sunulmuştur.