A rare case of the combination of total abnormal pulmonary vein drainage with congenital lung lymphangiectasia

Abstract

The article describes a clinical report of a combination of congenital heart disease due to total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage into the right atrium with congenital lung disease — lymphoangiectasia in a newborn infant. The role of extracardiac pathology on the course and outcome of cardiac surgery and the complexity of early diagnosis of a rare lung pathology are presented