title: Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm Repaired with Radial Artery Graft Pre-Sewn Vascular Prosthesis Patch.
abstract: Saphenous vein graft aneurysms are rare but are potentially fatal and their optimal management is not clearly established. Herein, we report a case of a saphenous vein graft aneurysm that was successfully treated with surgical intervention, including aneurysmal resection and re-grafting. The aneurysm, detected 36 years after coronary artery bypass grafting, was located at the proximal part of the saphenous vein graft to the posterolateral branch; the flow of the left anterior descending coronary artery was limited due to compression of the left internal thoracic artery by the adjacent aneurysm. The proximal anastomotic site was reconstructed under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest using a radial artery graft pre-sewn vascular prosthesis patch.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan. Electronic address: tskn_10492@yahoo.co.jp.
authors: Toshikuni
authors: T
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Shunei
authors: S
authors: Saito
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Akio
authors: A
authors: Matsuura
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Miyahara
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Haruki
authors: H
authors: Takemura
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Shinichi
authors: S
authors: Mizutani
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Masashi
authors: M
authors: Toyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Coronary artery bypass grafting; Saphenous vein graft aneurysm