Bilateral thoracotomy and inferior sternotomy for bypass grafting after esophagostomy.
In the presence of a cervical esophagostomy, a median sternotomy may jeopardize the stoma, risk mediastinal or sternal infection, and potentially compromise future esophageal operations. Coronary artery bypass grafting was performed using a modified bilateral thoracotomy before esophageal reconstruction in a patient with cervical esophagostomy. The surgical technique is described with a review of the relevant literature.
Smedira
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Eng
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Rice
T W
TW
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D004946:Esophagostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy