Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2008 Jun;41(3):366-368.

Redo CABG through a Left Posterolateral Thoracotomy: A case report

• Song CM
• Kim MJ
• Jeong SC
• Kim WS
• Shin YC
• Kim BY

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Coronary artery bypass; Re-operation

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Thoracic
Coronary Artery Bypass
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radial Artery
Thoracotomy
Transplants