Coronary revascularization in a child with Kawasaki disease: use of right gastroepiploic artery.
In coronary insufficiency produced by Kawasaki disease, myocardial revascularization using saphenous vein, internal mammary arteries, and a combination of both grafts has been performed with considerable success. Recently, we successfully used a right gastroepiploic artery as another conduit in coronary revascularization of a 6-year-old boy with Kawasaki disease. Use of the gastroepiploic artery was feasible even in a small child, and this technique is expected to contribute to long-term graft patency as an arterial graft adjunct to internal mammary arteries.
Takeuchi
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanto-Teishin Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Gomi
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Okamura
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Y
Mori
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Nagashima
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D002648:Child; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*