Minimally invasive sternotomy for ligation of congenital bilateral coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistulae: a case report.
Coronary artery fistulae (CAF) are the second most common type of anomalies of the coronary arteries, after anomalies of origin. We hereby present a rare case of bilateral coronary to pulmonary artery fistulae discovered incidentally in an asymptomatic young man, with abnormal electrocardiographic findings on routine examination. The fistulae were successfully ligated with a minimally invasive approach, which to our knowledge has not been previously reported.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Marcelo
M
Ghersi
Pragatheeshwar
P
Thirunavukarasu
Roger
R
Carrillo
John
J
Schor
Ernest
E
Traad
Donald
D
Williams
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*