CABG With Internal Thoracic Artery in Children With Congenital Heart Defects: A Good Option When It Is the Only One.

Objective: Coronary complications may present during or after repair of congenital heart defects. We report coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) by internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafts to either coronary artery in children with congenital anomalies.

Methods: Four cases who underwent CABG with ITA grafts from March 2016 to March 2020 were retrospectively reviewed.

Lymphatic Decompression Concomitant With Fontan/Kreutzer Procedure: Early Experience.

Objective: To present a strategy for identifying patients at risk of lymphatic failure in the setting of planned Fontan/Kreutzer completion, allowing a tailored surgical approach.

Methods: Since January 2017, clinical evaluation before performance of the Fontan/Kreutzer procedure included T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lymphangiography. Thoracic lymphatic abnormalities were categorized using a scale of I to IV according to progression of severity.