Diversion of the Inferior Vena Cava Into the Left Atrium After Surgical Repair of Atrial Septal Defect

Alaa Hi̇jazi̇, Hülya Çi̇çekçi̇oğlu, Emir Erol, Bayram Yılmazkaya, Ferit Çi̇çekçi̇oğlu

Keywords: Atrial septal defect, inferior vena cava

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.