title: Simultaneous transhiatal esophagectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: A 69-year-old patient underwent simultaneous transhiatal esophagectomy for carcinoma of the esophagogastric junction and benign spindle cell gastric tumor and coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass. A standard technique of transhiatal esophagectomy was used. The long saphenous vein was grafted to the left anterior descending artery and to the distal circumflex artery. The total theatre time was 6.5 h and the total ischemic time was 19 min. The patient made a good recovery and was discharged on day 18. He is enjoying an active lifestyle 6 months post-operatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Melua
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anikin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Campalani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome