Neonatal closure of a large coronary-cameral fistula in a case of single coronary artery: the utility of intraoperative angiography

J Card Surg. 2010 Mar;25(2):228-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00957.x. Epub 2009 Dec 15.

Abstract

Isolated coronary artery fistula in the newborn is a very rare congenital anomaly. When symptomatic, treatment options include surgical management with ligation and/or patch closure or transcatheter coil embolization. We describe the case of a newborn with symptomatic left coronary-right ventricular fistula, which was managed operatively with off-pump ligation and on-table angiogram for confirmation of fistula obliteration and normal distribution of flow in the coronary artery. We point out the advantages of on-table angiography to evaluate and potentially treat residual structural pathology after cardiac surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / congenital
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / therapy
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Disease / congenital
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Disease / therapy
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / therapy
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Ligation
  • Male
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative*