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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:263-264
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Intraoperative detection of embedded coronary arteries in MIDCAB using a color Doppler microprobe

Katsushi Oda, MDa, Kunihiko Hirose, MDa, Takashi Fukutomi, MDa, Toshiyuki Yamashiro, MDa, Shohei Ogoshi, MD, PhDa

a Department of Surgery II, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan

Address reprint requests to Dr Oda, Department of Surgery II, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu Oko, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan;
e-mail: odak{at}kochi-ms.ac.jp

Intraoperative detection of deeply embedded coronary arteries is difficult, especially in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafts. This report describes an effective method to identify embedded coronary arteries by using a color Doppler microprobe. Five embedded left anterior descending coronary arteries were successfully identified by intraoperative ultrasonography. We believe that the color Doppler microprobe is helpful for surgeons in this difficult situation.




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