| Literature DB >> 15997751 |
Hiroshi Ohuchi1, Masataka Hatanaka, Keiko Abe, Shogo Yatsu.
Abstract
Off-pump surgery was performed in a patient with post-infarction angina complicated with aneurysmal coronary-pulmonary arterial fistula. Epicardial echocardiography localized the artery feeding the fistula in the myocardium, which had not been revealed by visual inspection, palpation, or transesophageal echocardiography. The patient underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting concomitant with aneurysmectomy. The feeding arteries were dissected easily using a Harmonic Scalpel and ligated. The flow in the aneurysm disappeared immediately and aneurysmectomy was performed without bleeding.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15997751 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-005-0132-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1344-4964