Off-pump heart surgery for the removal of a ruptured, detached, and entrapped cutting balloon

A 84-year-old female with a ruptured, detached, and entrapped cutting balloon was successfully undergone the surgical removal under beating heart. But the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) was severely dissected by ruptured cutting balloon. So we had to anastomose left internal thoracic...

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Published in:	Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 56; no. 5; p. 362
Main Authors:	Ashida, Y, Tonomoto, N, Ishiguro, S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Japanese
Published:	Japan 01-05-2003
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - instrumentation Cardiac Surgical Procedures Coronary Disease - surgery Coronary Disease - therapy Coronary Vessels - injuries Device Removal Female Humans Rupture Stents
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Summary:	A 84-year-old female with a ruptured, detached, and entrapped cutting balloon was successfully undergone the surgical removal under beating heart. But the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) was severely dissected by ruptured cutting balloon. So we had to anastomose left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to the distal part of LAD. Postoperative coronary angiography showed the narrowing of LAD and the effective revascularization was not obtained. We must recognize that the intima of the coronary artery is impaired by the ruptured cutting balloon more severely than we expected.
ISSN:	0021-5252