title: T-Bar Utilization for Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Operation and Left Upper Lobectomy.
abstract: Management in patients with coexisting coronary artery disease and lung carcinoma is usually a two-stage operation, with the cardiac surgery procedure followed by pulmonary resection at a later time. Delayed tumor resection on the other hand may be detrimental. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting could facilitate concomitant lung resection at one stage via median sternotomy. T-bar retractor may be a useful tool in the surgical approach of this combined operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Fotios
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mitropoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Meletios A
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9708-0523
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kanakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Marousi, 15126 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apostolou
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatzis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Contrafouris
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Apostolidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Marousi, 15126 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Achilleas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lioulias