Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery as a new alternative free graft in re-do CABG.
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.
Tsuchida
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-cho, Takatuki, Osaka 569-8686.
Tatsumi
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T
Kondoh
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K
Sawada
Y
Y
Sasaki
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S
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