Resection of a right coronary artery aneurysm with fistula to the coronary sinus

Ozler, Azmi; Tarhan, Ibrahim; Kehlibar, Tamer; Arslan, Yucesin; Yilmaz, Mehmet; Dumantepe, MERT; Pancaroglu, Cansin

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.08.037

Resection of a right coronary artery aneurysm with fistula to the coronary sinus

Ozler A., Tarhan I. A. , Kehlibar T., Arslan Y., Yilmaz M., Dumantepe M. , ...More

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, vol.85, no.2, pp.649-651, 2008 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
Volume: 85 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.08.037
Title of Journal : ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Page Numbers: pp.649-651

Abstract

We are reporting the successful surgical management of a challenging right coronary artery aneurysm with a giant fistula into the coronary sinus. We performed fistula division, coronary sinus size reduction, and complete resection of the right coronary artery aneurysm with bypass to the posterior descending artery.