title: [Coronary reoperation through left thoracotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass: 3 case reports].
abstract: With the increasing number of patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, the incidence of reoperative coronary grafting is also increasing. Reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with morbidity and mortality rates greater than those of primary coronary operations. Left thoracotomy can provide access for reoperation when repeat median sternotomy is extremely dangerous. Coronary artery grafting on a beating heart and via left thoracotomy can be a good alternative strategy when redo coronary surgery is necessary in the circumflex or left anterior descending territories.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique, Hôpital militaire principal d'instruction de Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lahdhili
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziadi
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smida
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hermi
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdelmoulah
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chenik
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mestiri
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thameur
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013908:Thoracotomy