Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery
ICD-9-CM36.33

Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB) is a surgical treatment for coronary heart disease that is a less invasive method of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).[1] MIDCAB gains surgical access to the heart with a smaller incision than other types of CABG. MIDCAB is sometimes referred to as "keyhole" heart surgery because the operation is analogous to operating through a keyhole.

MIDCAB is a form of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB), performed "off-pump" - without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (the heart-lung machine). MIDCAB differs from OPCAB in the type of incision used for the surgery; with traditional CABG and OPCAB a median sternotomy (dividing the breastbone) provides access to the heart; with MIDCAB, the surgeon enters the chest cavity through a mini-thoracotomy (a 2-to-3 inch incision between the ribs).

MIDCAB surgery is no longer reserved for only anteriorly placed single- or double-vessel diseases, because such lesions are usually managed with angioplasty. The surgery has recently begun to be used in multi-vessel coronary disease.

MIDCAB in hybrid revascularization

People with multi-vessel coronary disease, who desire a minimally invasive approach to surgery may be eligible for hybrid bypass. A hybrid approach combines coronary bypass (using the MIDCAB approach) and coronary stenting.

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References

  1. ↑ Nakagawa, Hirofumi; Nabuchi, Akihiro; Terada, Hirohito; Hiranuma, Susumu; Miyazaki, Takuya; Okuyama, Hiroshi; Endo, Masahiro (2015). "Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with Right Gastroepiploic Artery for Redo Patients". Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 21 (4): 378–381. doi:10.5761/atcs.oa.14-00286. PMC 4904875. PMID 25912220.
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