Bilateral thoracotomy and inferior sternotomy for bypass grafting after esophagostomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In the presence of a cervical esophagostomy, a median sternotomy may jeopardize the stoma, risk mediastinal or sternal infection, and potentially compromise future esophageal operations. Coronary artery bypass grafting was performed using a modified bilateral thoracotomy before esophageal reconstruction in a patient with cervical esophagostomy. The surgical technique is described with a review of the relevant literature.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Coronary Disease
- Esophagostomy
- Sternum
- Thoracotomy