RESUMEN
In some patients, the coronary arteries originate in a single aortic sinus, and this anatomical configuration is regarded as a significant risk factor in the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. In these cases, the coronary transfer technique has to be individualized to suit the coronary anatomy (i.e., a single ostium or separate ostia). Since 2001, we have operated on three patients who had separate coronary arteries arising from a single sinus. In one, coronary transfer was carried out using the double-button technique and, in the other two, using the aortocoronary flap technique. The aortocoronary flap procedure gave excellent results in patients with this coronary artery configuration.
Asunto(s)
Anomalías Múltiples/cirugía , Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios/cirugía , Seno Aórtico/anomalías , Seno Aórtico/cirugía , Niño , Humanos , Masculino , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Vasculares/métodos , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
El origen de las arterias coronarias de un solo seno aórtico ha sido considerado como un importante factor de riesgo para la realización del switch arterial en la transposición de grandes arterias. En estos casos la técnica de transferencia coronaria debe ser individualizada según la anatomía de las coronarias (ostium único o separado). Desde 2001 hemos operado 3 casos con arterias coronarias separadas que se originan en un solo seno. En uno se realizó la transferencia coronaria con técnica de doble botón y en los otros dos, con técnica de flap aortocoronario. El procedimiento de flap aortocoronario ofrece excelentes resultados en pacientes con este patrón coronario (AU)
In some patients, the coronary arteries originate in a single aortic sinus, and this anatomical configuration is regarded as a significant risk factor in the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. In these cases, the coronary transfer technique has to be individualized to suit the coronary anatomy (i.e., a single ostium or separate ostia). Since 2001, we have operated on three patients who had separate coronary arteries arising from a single sinus. In one, coronary transfer was carried out using the double-button technique and, in the other two, using the aortocoronary flap technique. The aortocoronary flap procedure gave excellent results in patients with this coronary artery configuration (AU)