title: Surgical repair of an aneurysm-like fistula connecting the left main coronary artery with the right atrium.
abstract: Coronary fistula is defined as an anomalous connection between a coronary artery and any of the four chambers of the heart or any of its great vessels. A coronary fistula connecting the left main coronary artery to the right atrium is the most uncommon. In the present study, we report the surgical management of a very uncommon case of an aneurysm-like fistula connecting the left main coronary artery to the right atrium in a 2-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command,Guangzhou,China.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Cardiology,Xijing Hospital,Fourth Military Medical University,Xi'an,China.
authors.forename: Zhongchan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command,Guangzhou,China.
authors.forename: Weida
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D054326:Coronary Sinus; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: CHD; coronary artery; fistula