Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection remains a difficult diagnosis to make prenatally. The absence of normal pulmonary veins entering the left atrium may provide an indication of an abnormality. The authors discuss a case of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in conjunction with hypoplastic left heart syndrome that was diagnosed in utero.
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