Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2008 Jun;41(3):366-368.
Redo CABG through a Left Posterolateral Thoracotomy: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center, Korea. 2000-87@hanmail.net
Abstract
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We report there on a 46-year-old male patient whose angina recurred after a coronary bypass graft (CABG). Occlusion of the first diagonal branch was found on performing a coronary angiogram (CAG), and this occlusion had not previously been present. So, a redo-off pump CABG was performed via a left posterolateral thoracotomy. The anastomosis was made between the descending thoracic aorta and the diagonal branch by using the right radial artery. On the Multi-detector computerized tomography (MDCT) coronary angiogram conducted after the operation, it was confirmed that there was no abnormality in the anastomosis site. A Redo-CABG was successfully performed via left posterolateral thoracotomy in the patient whose disease was only at the diagonal branch.