ArticleSurgery today2015
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting via median sternotomy in a patient with a history of esophagectomy with substernal gastric tube reconstruction: report of a case.
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- Bilateral Minithoracotomy Approach for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Patient With Retrosternal Gastric Tube Reconstruction.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2026Article
- Robotic substernal esophageal bypass and reconstruction with gastric conduit-frequently overlooked minimally invasive option.Journal of visualized surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
We performed successful off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in a patient with unstable angina caused by triple-vessel disease, who had undergone esophagectomy with substernal gastric tube reconstruction for esophageal cancer 40 years earlier. Preoperative multidetector-row computed tomography was done to evaluate the course of the gastric tube and also that of the gastroepiploic artery, which feeds the gastric tube. Following careful sternal re-entry and adequate dissection, OPCAB was performed safely via a median sternotomy without injuring the gastric tube or causing hemodynamic instability. The patient had an uneventful early postoperative course.
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