[Sequential coronary artery bypass using gastroepiploic artery]

Kyobu Geka. 1992 Jul;45(8 Suppl):720-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We carried out sequential coronary bypass grafting using the gastroepiploic artery (GEA) as an in situ graft in seven patients. Four patients had sequential graft from the right coronary to the circumflex. Three patients were anastomosed to two or three peripheral branches of the right coronary artery. There were no early deaths. Postoperative angiograms revealed that the patency rate was 92.3% (12/13 anastomoses). Sequential GEA grafting is available to anastomose the peripheral branches of the right coronary and the circumflex where the in situ internal thoracic artery is difficult to access. Therefore, this procedure will be indicated for multiple coronary artery bypass grafting.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arteries / transplantation
  • Coronary Artery Bypass* / methods
  • Coronary Disease / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stomach / blood supply*