Introduction
Pulmonary vein (PV) obstruction is a known prognostic risk factor in the
congenital heart surgery 1. Left PV obstruction can
occur due to compression between the left atrium (LA) and the descending
aorta (DA), which can be a result of a combination of cardiomegaly and
the anteriorly positioned DA or one of them 2-5. One
of the effective solutions for this problem can be a posterior
aortopexy, which is generally used for the management of airway
obstruction 6-9. In this study, we have investigated
the effectiveness of the posterior aortopexy technique to relieve left
PV obstruction caused by compression between the LA and the DA.