title: Coronary artery revascularization after chest wall reconstruction with rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
abstract: The standard incision for a cardiac operation is a median sternotomy. In special situations, alternative approaches are needed. We report a 53-year-old woman who required coronary artery bypass grafting 10 days after chest wall reconstruction with a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap. We describe our technique, which allowed us to preserve the flap and resulted in good functional and aesthetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harper University Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Julio C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Baciewicz
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome