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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:1123-1125
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Repair of aorto-right ventricular tunnel with pulmonary stenosis and an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery

^a Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
^b Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
^c Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 2 November 2001; received in revised form 14 February 2002; accepted 18 February 2002.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +31-20-444-4444; fax: +31-20-444-2422
e-mail: j.hruda{at}vumc.nl

A 5-month-old infant with aorto-right ventricular tunnel, pulmonary stenosis and a sole supply of the left coronary artery from the tunnel underwent closure of the ventricular end of the tunnel, subsequent to balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. Care was taken not to obstruct the aortic end of the tunnel in order to maintain the left coronary artery perfusion.

Key Words: Aorto-right ventricular tunnel • Left coronary artery