Successful treatment of a saphenous vein graft perforation with an autologous vein-covered stent.
A 52-year-old man with a history of prior coronary bypass surgery suffered recurrent angina and underwent percutaneous placement of a stent within the midportion of the saphenous vein graft to the marginal branch of the left circumflex coronary artery, which was complicated by a significant perforation. The perforation was successfully closed using an NIR stent covered with a segment of autologous antecubital vein. Subsequent surgical exploration confirmed successful closure of the perforation. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:382-386, 1999.
Caputo
R P
RP
St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, New York 13203, USA.
Amin
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N
Marvasti
M
M
Wagner
S
S
Levy
C
C
Giambartolomei
A
A
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D015607:Stents