Novel Treatment of an 11-cm Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm
| Autor: | Gregory W. Fink, Michael F. Swartz, Joshua W. Harrison |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Sternum medicine.medical_treatment Saphenous vein graft Pseudoaneurysm Aneurysm medicine.artery medicine Humans Saphenous Vein cardiovascular diseases Thoracotomy Coronary Artery Bypass Aged Aorta Pericardial patch business.industry medicine.disease Surgery surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure cardiovascular system Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Aneurysm False Artery |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 87:1291-1292 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| Popis: | Saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysms are rare and potentially fatal complications after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Here we present an 11-cm saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm from a 20-year-old vein graft to the obtuse marginal artery. The pseudoaneurysm was directly located beneath the sternum and adjacent to two patent grafts. Therefore, we used a novel approach to access the aorta through a right thoracotomy, and using a pericardial patch, we closed the ostia to the pseudoaneurysm. Postoperatively there was no longer flow into the aneurysm, and at 1-year follow-up the patient is doing well. |
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