2.A Case Report of One-Staged Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Revascularization of the Lower Extremities for Severe Ischemic Heart Disease and Leriche's Syndrome.
Tatsuichiro Seto ; Hiroto Kitahara ; Yuko Wada ; Tsuneo Nakajima ; Takehiko Furusawa ; Tamaki Takano ; Hirohumi Nakano ; Jun Amano
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2002;31(2):146-149
A 44-year-old man was given a diagnosis of severe ischemic heart disease and Leriche's syndrome. He had critical ischemia in the lower extremities and ischemic gangrene in a toe of the left foot. We planned a one-stage operation for these fatal diseases. To prevent irreversible ischemia of the lower limbs after mobilization of internal thoracic arteries or during extracorporeal circulation, we performed aorto-ilio femoral bypass grafting with extra-peritoneal approach first. Then conventional coronary artery bypass grafting was carried out for three coronary arteries with bilateral internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) and the saphenous vein. The postoperative course was uneventful.
3.Successful One-Stage Resection of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis with Extension into the Main Pulmonary Artery
Takehiko Furusawa ; Yuko Wada ; Tatsuichiro Seto ; Tsuneo Nakajima ; Tamaki Takano ; Hiroto Kitahara ; Tanri Shiozawa ; Jun Amano
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2004;33(2):98-101
We report a case of successful one-stage resection of intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) with extension into the main pulmonary artery. The patient was a 50-year-old woman, who was admitted to our hospital with clinical signs of syncope. Computed tomography (CT) and 3 D helical CT images showed a tumor arising in the left side of the uterus with extension into the pulmonary outflow tract. One-stage radical operation with cardiopulmonary bypass was performed. Because IVL is related to many fields concerning various organs, it is important that general surgeons, gynecologists and cardiovascular surgeons cooperate with each other.