Partial Pericardial Defect Incidentally Discovered During Coronary Bypass Surgery
Partial Pericardial Defect Incidentally Discovered During Coronary Bypass Surgery
- 주제(키워드) Congenital Abnormalities , Pericardium , Phrenic nerve , Coronary Artery Bypass
- 발행기관 대한의학회
- 발행년도 2010
- 총서유형 Journal
- UCI G704-000345.2010.25.1.006
- KCI ID ART001408088
- 본문언어 영어
초록/요약
A 71-yr-old male patient with three vessel coronary artery disease underwent a coronary artery bypass graft. The patient was found to have a large pericardial defect at the apex of the heart that measured approximately 18 cm in circumference. The edge of the pericardial defect impinged on the epicardial coronary arteries. The left phrenic nerve descended via the dorsal boundary of the pericardial defect. Following coronary artery bypass grafting, the pericardial defect was repaired with a polytetrafluorethylene patch. The patient had an uncomplicated postoperative course.
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