title: The use of "aortic plication" for coronary malperfusions in the arterial switch operation.
abstract: During an arterial switch operation, reimplantation of the transferred coronary artery is required for malperfusion. However, this reimplantation increases the mortality risk. We describe here a simple technique in patients with malperfusion of the coronary arteries during the arterial switch operation. The surgical technique consists of an aortic plication on the opposite side of the kinking coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: rturkoz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Rıza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Türköz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palaoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nimet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cındık
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome