title: Simultaneous coronary arterial bypass surgery using mini-sternotomy and off-pump methods and abdominal aneurysm repair.
abstract: A technique of combined minimally invasive coronary artery surgery and abdominal aneurysm repair is described. A mini-sternotomy and off-pump coronary artery bypasses to the left descending branch and right coronary arteries are conducted before abdominal aneurysm repair in a simultaneous operation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, 1-21-1 Kanansugi Funabashi, 273-8588, Chiba, Japan. yosh193@attglobal.net
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sudo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*