Giant coronary artery aneurysm in the left main coronary artery: a novel surgical procedure.
Giant coronary artery aneurysm is quite rare and the corresponding surgical strategy is difficult to standardize. We present the case of a patient with giant coronary aneurysm involving the left main coronary artery who underwent an aneurysmectomy and coronary artery reconstruction with direct suture of the coronary vessels. Because of compression of the main pulmonary artery, the left main coronary artery was reconstructed using interposition of a short artificial graft.
Matsubayashi
Keiji
K
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Tsukinowacho, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. mazbysh@aol.com
Asai
Tohru
T
Nishimura
Osamu
O
Kinoshita
Takeshi
T
Ikegami
Hirohisa
H
Kambara
Atsushi
A
Suzuki
Tomoaki
T
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates