MIDCAB Extended to Upper Sternotomy.
- Author:
Jae Won LEE
1
;
Soon Ik PARK
;
Min Seop JO
;
Myoeng Gun SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Korea. jwlee@www.amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Minimally invasive surgery;
Coronary anfery bypass
- MeSH:
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Sternotomy*;
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003;36(2):98-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Recently, Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery (MIDCAB) is becoming one of the rapidly developing strategies in cardiac surgery. We report a case of MIDCAB used in upper sternotomy because of severe pleural adhesion.
