Thrombosis of intracardiac or extracardiac conduits after modified Fontan operation in patients with azygous continuation of the inferior vena cava Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, Francisco J. Puga, MD, Vladimir V. Alexi-Meskishvili, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 72, Issue 5, Pages 1641-1644 (November 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03146-0
Fig 1 Anatomy of anomalous systemic venous return and corrective procedures. (A) Azygous continuation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and intracardial conduit connecting hepatic veins to the pulmonary artery. (B) Azygous and hemiazygous continuation of bilateral IVC and intracardiac conduit. (C) Hemiazygous continuation of the IVC and extracardiac conduit. (LPA = left pulmonary artery; LSVC = left superior vena cava; RPA = right pulmonary artery; RSVC = right superior vena cava.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 72, 1641-1644DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03146-0)