Björk VO, Ivert T, Landou C, Szamosi A. Reconstruction of the anomalous left coronary artery within the main pulmonary artery.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 1982;
16:145-9. [PMID:
7156924 DOI:
10.3109/14017438209101801]
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Abstract
Successful reconstruction of the anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery was performed in a 27-year-old man. A patch of glutaraldehyde-treated bovine pericardium was used to construct a tunnel within the main pulmonary artery, connecting a created aortopulmonary window to the ostium of the left coronary artery. Angiography one month after the operation demonstrated patency of the tunnel. The procedure is suitable when direct re-implantation of the left coronary artery into the aorta is impossible for technical reasons.
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