title: Resection of a right coronary artery aneurysm with fistula to the coronary sinus.
abstract: We are reporting the successful surgical management of a challenging right coronary artery aneurysm with a giant fistula into the coronary sinus. We performed fistula division, coronary sinus size reduction, and complete resection of the right coronary artery aneurysm with bypass to the posterior descending artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Azmi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozler
authors.forename: Ibrahim Arif
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tarhan
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kehlibar
authors.forename: Yucesin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dumantepe
authors.forename: Cansin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pancaroglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods