Saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm rupture after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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.
Mohara
J
J
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Konishi
H
H
Kato
M
M
Misawa
Y
Y
Kamisawa
O
O
Fuse
K
K
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