title: [Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) for multivessel disease in a 86 year-old patient].
abstract: An 86-year-old male underwent minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) without cardiopulmonary bypass, for severe triple-vessel coronary disease. Left descending coronary artery was anastomosed with the in situ left internal thoracic artery through a limited anterior thoracotomy, and right coronary artery was anastomosed with the in situ right gastroepiploic artery through a small upper laparotomy. The postoperative angiography showed patent grafts, and the patient has been doing well without any complications. MIDCAB is a useful technique even for multivessel coronary diseases in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Obihiro Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusajima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures