title: [A case report of pre-operative simultaneous angiography of the LITA and LAD for MIDCAB surgery].
abstract: The patient was 59-year-old man, who had a 90% stenotic lesion of LAD (seg 6, just proximal). We performed minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) surgery. At preoperative angiography, we took a photo of the posteroanterior view which is equivalent to position of an operation. Also, photos of the LITA and LAD were taken simultaneously. This simultaneous angiography was useful for deciding on the skin incision line. During the postoperative angiography, it was recognized that the skin incision line existed at the middle of the LITA and anastomotic point. In MIDCAB surgery, to obtain a good operative view could have an influence on the difficulty of the operation and effect the results of the operation. Therefore, our new angiographic technique is though to be useful for new surgical technique (MIDCAB).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chugoku Rosai Hospital, Kure, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014654:Vascular Patency