Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2003 Feb;36(2):98-100.
MIDCAB Extended to Upper Sternotomy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Korea. jwlee@www.amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
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Recently, Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery (MIDCAB) is becoming one of the rapidly developing strategies in cardiac surgery. We report a case of MIDCAB used in upper sternotomy because of severe pleural adhesion.