title: Combined off-pump coronary surgery and right lung resections through midline sternotomy.
abstract: Concomitant severe coronary artery disease and lung malignancies are uncommon. Combining conventional coronary surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass with lung resection is still a controversial issue. Conversely, combining off-pump coronary surgery with right lung resections through a midline sternotomy can be an attractive approach. Off-pump coronary surgery avoids the risks of cardiopulmonary bypass, reduces systemic inflammatory response and does not affect the immune system. We report a series of three patients successfully operated using this approach.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Mariani
authors: W J
authors: WJ
authors: van Boven
authors: V A
authors: VA
authors: Duurkens
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Ernst
authors: H A
authors: HA
authors: van Swieten
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome