title: Anastomosis to the wrong vessel during off-pump bypass surgery via mini-thoracotomy.
abstract: Recently, minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft operation has been established as a new treatment strategy for cardiac surgeons. We report on a patient who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass graft operation through a mini-thoracotomy to the wrong coronary artery (first diagonal) with consecutive successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the vessel involved (left anterior descending coronary artery) to demonstrate a special risk that is associated with this kind of operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Muenster, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Tjan
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Henrichs
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boppert
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D019300:Medical Errors; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures