Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass and Catheter Based Coronary Intervention in One Operative Session Johannes Bonatti, MD, Thomas Schachner, MD, Nikolaos Bonaros, MD, Günther Laufer, MD, Christian Kolbitsch, MD, Josef Margreiter, MD, Patrycja Jonetzko, MD, Otmar Pachinger, MD, Guy Friedrich, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 6, Pages 2138-2141 (June 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.074 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 On preoperative angiography a complex high grade left anterior descending artery stenosis was noted (left panel, arrow). The right coronary artery showed diffuse arteriosclerosis (right panel). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2138-2141DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.074) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative angiography showed a patent left internal mammary (LIMA) artery graft to the left anterior descending (LAD) artery (left panel). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stent placement were carried out on the intraoperatively occluded right coronary artery (right panel, arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2138-2141DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.074) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The occluded right coronary artery on intraoperative angiography before (left panel, arrow) and after catheter intervention (left panel). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2138-2141DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.074) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions