A novel approach to surgical treatment of diseased intracavitary coronary arteries and ventriculotomy closure.
Inadvertent opening of the right ventricle may occur during dissection of an intracavitary artery. Two patients with stenotic intracavitary left anterior descending arteries were operated on. A right ventriculotomy was performed in the operation. The anastomosis was performed to this intracavitary segment of the artery. The ventriculotomy was closed with a pericardium. There were no ischemic changes or aneurysmal formation in the postoperative follow-ups. This technique may be preferable in the closure of right ventriculotomy without compromise of coronary flow or anastomosis.
Suzer
Kaya
K
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Omay
Oguz
O
Ozker
Emre
E
Ozgol
Ilhan
I
Wijers
Theodor Stewens
TS
D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods