title: Coronary artery bypass grafting with unanticipated fibrosing mediastinitis.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting in the setting of superior vena caval obstruction due to unanticipated fibrosing mediastinitis is described. Intraoperative decisions regarding the management of this unusual patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology*