title: Excision of coronary artery fistula and coronary artery reconstruction without cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: In three patients, coronary artery fistulas originating from a conal branch of the mid-segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery (n = 2) and right coronary artery (n = 1) with drainage into the right atrium (n = 2) and right ventricle (n = 1) were successfully closed without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The use of a coronary artery stabilizer greatly facilitated the operation by immobilization of the fistula, its supplying coronary artery, and the regional myocardium. In selected patients, this technique allows secure closure of the fistula and meticulous reconstruction of the coronary artery without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Herzzentrum, University of Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Son
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diegeler
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*