title: Successful treatment of spontaneous coronary bypass rupture using a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent.
abstract: A 57-year-old man with coronary bypass surgery experienced spontaneous rupture of a vein graft 16 months following his operation. Multislice computed tomography revealed a perforation of the saphenous vein graft to the obtuse marginal branch. 3D imaging was useful for diagnosis and in planning treatment. Hesitation to perform surgical treatment occurred due to inflammation in the patient, therefore we successfully implanted a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent to occlude the site of perforation. The use of a covered stent for a patient showing clear leakage of dye during angiography should be considered as an alternative to surgical intervention for a ruptured vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Hospital Organization, Kagoshima Medical Center, 8-1 Shiroyama-cho, Kagoshima, 892-0853, Japan, k-kashima@kagomc2.hosp.go.jp.
authors.forename: Katsuro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashima
authors.forename: Goichi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yotsumoto
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miyajima
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nuruki
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita