title: Saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm rupture after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: An elderly woman underwent coronary artery bypass grafting, which was followed 1 month later by pseudoaneurysmal rupture at the distal anastomosis of a saphenous vein graft. Emergency repair of the suture line dehiscence was made, and the postoperative course was uneventful. Pseudoaneurysm formation of a saphenous vein graft after coronary artery bypass grafting is a rare but potentially lethal complication requiring urgent operative intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kamisawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fuse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery