[Application of epicardial approach technique to the anterior-paraseptal type Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome].
The patient with the anterior-paraseptal type WPW syndrome was operated upon with closed heart technique (so-called epicardial approach) of cryosurgery. Following intraoperative electrophysiologic studies, with ultrasonic aspirator, the epiannular fat-pad of the anterior right atrium was completely dissected to the epicardial side of the tricuspid annulus. Then the anterior paraseptal accessory pathway on the tricuspid annulus was ablated by cryosurgery (-65 degrees C, 3 min, total 9 trials). With this method, cardiotomy and establishment of cardiopulmonary bypass were not necessary to divide the accessory pathway, and significant hemodynamic instability was not caused. But in the case of accessory pathway near interatrial septum (for example, anterior paraseptal or posteroseptal) WPW syndrome, although cryoprobe was applied just adjacent to the AV node, careful ECG monitoring throughout cryosurgery obviated the injury to the AV node.
Nakano
H
H
Ida
T
T
Harada
A
A
Horiba
K
K
Sakakibara
T
T
Kawase
M
M
Tatsuno
K
K
Obunai
Y
Y
Murata
M
M
D000328:Adult; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*