[The surgical angioplasty of the left main coronary ostial stenosis--a low risk operation].

: To evaluate a different technique for the treatment of the left main coronary artery ostial stenosis, the coronary ostial surgical angioplasty. Three patients underwent this operation. After placing the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross clamping, the main pulmonary trunk was retracted laterally. The left main coronary artery was approached anteriorly through a curved aortotomy. Reconstruction was performed using fresh or treated with glutaraldehyde pericardial patch. There were no in-hospital deaths. In one case, the aortic suture had to be reconstructed with a GoreTex patch. We didn't note other complications. The patch plasty of the left main coronary trunk is a safe procedure, with no important complications, despite its technical difficulty.