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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  and
Kothandam Sivakumar Open the ORCID record for Kothandam Sivakumar [Opens in a new window]
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
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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: drkumarsiva@hotmail.com
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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.

Keywords

Portosystemic shuntpatent arterial ductcardiac embryologyumbilical veinvitelline vein
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 30 , Issue 12 , December 2020 , pp. 1930 - 1932
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© 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: e25–e31.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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