Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery A case using the autologous pulmonary arterial wall graft

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Jan;21(1):105-7. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)01046-6.

Abstract

A 10-year-old girl with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery underwent a two coronary system reconstruction with a new technique. Her left coronary artery was stenotic next to its origin and had a severe adhesion with the aorta. We made a bypass grafting between the aorta and the left coronary artery with a roll shaped transected main pulmonary arterial wall graft. The postoperative angiogram showed a good patency of a reconstructed left coronary artery. This technique is considered useful surgical option for bypass grafting to the left coronary artery when the left coronary artery has an obstructive lesion or a difficulty to dissect and mobilize.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Child
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*