Tubular Pouch Technique Using Aortic Tissues for Single Coronary Artery Transfer

Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr;115(4):e97-e99. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.046. Epub 2022 Apr 2.

Abstract

A single coronary artery with a single ostium from sinus 2 (2 R L Cx) is rare and difficult to transfer. A 6-day-old male neonate was diagnosed with dextro-transposition of the great arteries with an intact ventricular septum at birth. Computed tomography revealed the presence of a single coronary artery with a single ostium from sinus 2 (2 R L Cx). We performed a new coronary transfer technique involving a tubular pouch using the original aortic tissue for this single coronary artery. The postoperative course was uneventful, and postoperative computed tomography revealed a smooth coronary route with no stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / surgery
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Transposition of Great Vessels* / diagnostic imaging
  • Transposition of Great Vessels* / surgery
  • Ventricular Septum*