Combination of endoscopic internal thoracic artery harvest and proximal anastomoses on the descending aorta in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting

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Abstract

Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting is less invasive. Proximal anastomoses at the ascending aorta, in contrast, are technically difficult to perform because of the limited field of view. A man in his 60s undergoing haemodialysis required minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting for left anterior descending artery and circumflex arterial restenosis. We successfully performed minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting with a proximal graft anastomosis of the descending aorta. A thoracotomy was performed to extend the lateral approach to the descending aorta. We performed a minithoracotomy using three-dimensional endoscopy for internal thoracic artery harvesting. Endoscopic internal thoracic artery harvesting minimises incision length. The combination of endoscopic and lateral thoracotomy incisions in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting enabled small and lateral thoracotomy incisions.

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Goto, Y., Takagi, S., Yanagisawa, J., & Nakasu, A. (2022). Combination of endoscopic internal thoracic artery harvest and proximal anastomoses on the descending aorta in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting. BMJ Case Reports, 15(12). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-251785

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