title: Successful treatment of a saphenous vein graft perforation with an autologous vein-covered stent.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, New York 13203, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marvasti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giambartolomei
mesh_terms: 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