title: [Gigantic coronary aneurysm arisen from coronary fistula between the left circumflex artery and the left ventricle].
abstract: A 71-year-old male was referred to our hospital due to abnormality detected by a chest roentgenogram. He had no symptoms except for slight chest oppression. He was found to have a giant coronary aneurysm. It was originated from a coronary artery (left circum flex branch) left ventricular fistula. The orifice of this fistula to the left ventricle was also dilated and formed diverticulum. Ligation of the feeding coronary branch, closure of the aneurysmal fistula in the left ventricular wall and aneurysmectomy were performed under cardiopulmonary bypass. Postoperative course was uneventful. A giant aneurysm originated from a coronary-left ventricular fistula was considered to be very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Andou
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasutsune
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwai
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fukumura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery