How to do it: repair of anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) with coronary button transfer and Lecompte maneuver.
An alternative technique of coronary button transfer and Lecompte maneuver for anomalous left coronary artery (ALCAPA) arising from left lateral pulmonary sinus is described. This technique was used by us successfully in four patients aged 6 months to 3.5 years, weighing from 4.7 to 16 kg. The importance of trapdoor technique and Lecompte maneuver is discussed.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. jai_3845@yahoo.com
Dhananjay P
DP
Malankar
Sandeep
S
Chauhan
Shambhu
S
Das
Akshay Kumar
AK
Bisoi
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery