"Spiral-cuff" technique for repair of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
We describe a new technique for coronary transfer in the repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. The left coronary artery is elongated with the native pulmonary artery wall to form a spiral-shaped coronary cuff to construct an unstretched new left coronary artery system from the ascending aorta. A postoperative angiographic scan showed good flow of the left coronary artery without any kinking or narrowing. This technique is considered useful when an anomalous coronary artery arises a long way from the ascending aorta.
Ando
Yusuke
Y
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. kado.h@fukuoka-child.jp
Kado
Hideaki
H
Masuda
Munetaka
M
Nakano
Toshihide
T
Hinokiyama
Kazuhiro
K
Shiose
Akira
A
Kajimoto
Masaki
M
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow