PRIMARY REPAIR OF CORONARY SINUS INJURY CAUSED BY DIRECT CUTDOWN

We report on a iatrogenic perioperative injury to the coronary sinus. Although oversewing venous bleeding sites on the heart usually resolve s the problem, this caused an enormous venous engorgement of the poste rior and apical regions of the heart, which promted us to direct prima ry suture of the coronary sinus incision. A brief literature review wi th possible suggestions for solving this problem is given.