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Successful thrombectomy of the superior vena cava thrombosis in a newborn after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

^a Department of Congenital Heart Disease/Pediatric Cardiology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Mathildenstraße 1, D-79106Freiburg, Germany
^b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Mathildenstraße 1, D-79106Freiburg, Germany

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +49-761-270-4323; fax: +49-761-270-4468
dittrich{at}kikli.ukl.uni-freiburg.de

Superior vena cava (SVC)-thrombosis in a neonate after cardiac surgery is difficult to manage. This article reports on the successful treatment of SVC-syndrome in a critically ill newborn by surgical thrombectomy and reinsertion of the SVC in the right atrial appendage in the beating heart.

Key Words: Superior vena cava thrombosis; Neonate; Congenital heart disease