title: Simultaneous minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass and repair of a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta: report of a case.
abstract: A 70-year-old man with a descending aortic aneurysm was admitted to the hospital because of an abnormal chest X-ray. The chest computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography findings showed a saccular aneurysm at the descending thoracic aorta. A preoperative coronary arteriogram showed 75% stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery and 99% stenosis of the right coronary artery. A simultaneous minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MI
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamihira
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures