title: [Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) without cardiopulmonary bypass: a case report].
abstract: A new coronary artery bypass grafting of the left anterior descending coronary arteries (LAD) with in situ internal thoracic artery (ITA) bypass grafts through a limited anterior thoracotomy was performed in a 70-year-old [correction of 60] patient. The left ITA-LAD anastomosis was completed without cardiopulmonary bypass and postoperative angiography showed a patent anastomosis. With this minimally invasive approach, the procedure should provide the benefits of ITA grafting with rapid recovery short hospital stay without complication associated with cardiopulmonary bypass in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iketani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kotoh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation