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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 46(2): 97-98
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010198
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010198
Case Report
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
The “T-Shaped” Thoracotomy for Pericardiectomy after Midline Crossed IMA Grafting
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1997
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19 March 2008 (online)
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Abstract
In the presence of an internal mammary artery graft crossing the mid-sternal line, a median sternotomy may jeopardize the graft and consequently bring a hemodynamic compromise. We describe a case of successful radical pericardiectomy for postoperative constrictive pericarditis using a “T-shaped” thoraco tomy in a 68-year-old male patient who had a right IMA graft to the left anterior descending coronary artery.
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Constrictive pericarditis - Mid-sternal crossing Right internal mammary artery - Coronary artery bypass grafting - Repeat median sternotomy