Color Doppler imaging of the right gastroepiploic artery as an in situ coronary artery bypass graft.
In recent years the right gastroepiploic artery (GEA) has been used as an in situ graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The specific anatomical course of the GEA graft enables the use of color Doppler imaging technique to evaluate its patency. The results in 21 patients demonstrate the efficiency of this technique; postoperative angiography to establish patency can therefore be avoided.
Oei
K T
KT
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sie
H T
HT
Penn
O C
OC
van Engelshoven
J M
JM
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply*; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*