title: Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery as a new alternative free graft in re-do CABG.
abstract: To re-do coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), we employed the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery (LFCA) as a free arterial graft. Early postoperative angiography demonstrated that the graft was patent with a sufficient flow. The descending branch of the LFCA can be recommended as a possible arterial graft for re-do CABG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-cho, Takatuki, Osaka 569-8686.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation