Perioperative avulsion of a left internal mammary artery graft in a patient with syphilis.
Avulsion of a graft after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is a rare but very serious complication which leads to massive bleeding and possible life-threatening cardiac tamponade. In this paper we report a very rare case of a left internal mammary artery graft avulsion on the day of surgery in a patient with syphilis.
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ochapowski Regional Hospital #1, Chest Surgery Center, 140, Rossiyskaya Street, Krasnodar 350086, Russia.
Vasily I
VI
Kaleda
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ochapowski Regional Hospital #1, Chest Surgery Center, 140, Rossiyskaya Street, Krasnodar 350086, Russia.
Sergei A
SA
Belash
Pathomorphology Lab, Ochapowski Regional Hospital #1, Chest Surgery Center, 140, Rossiyskaya Street, Krasnodar 350086, Russia.
Alexei V
AV
Barsuk
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ochapowski Regional Hospital #1, Chest Surgery Center, 140, Rossiyskaya Street, Krasnodar 350086, Russia.
Kirill O
KO
Barbuhatti