Minimal Invasive Coronary Artery Fistula Ligation

A coronary artery fistula was surgically ligated in a 38-year-old woman via a left anterior mini-thoracotomy without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. In selected cases, this surgical approach can provide an excellent surgical exposure for coronary artery fistula ligation. It also offers an excelle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mitropoulos, Fotios A., Kanakis, Meletios A., Chatzis, Andrew, Contrafouris, Constantinos, Sofianidou, Ioanna A., Lioulias, Achilleas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25551078
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.6.545
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Sumario:A coronary artery fistula was surgically ligated in a 38-year-old woman via a left anterior mini-thoracotomy without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. In selected cases, this surgical approach can provide an excellent surgical exposure for coronary artery fistula ligation. It also offers an excellent cosmetic result and shorter hospital stay.

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