Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(1): 55-56
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014086
Case Report

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Anastomotic Pseudoaneurysm after Aorto-coronary Bypass Grafting

H. P. J. de Haan1 , H. A. Huysmans2 , H. W. H. Weeda1 , H. A. Bosker1 , B. Buis1
  • 1Department of Cardiology, and
  • 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Publication History

1984

Publication Date:
07 May 2008 (online)

Summary

A patient with a pseudoaneurysm at the site of the distal anastomosis of a saphenous vein coronary bypass graft is described. The aneurysm was resected. To our knowledge this is the first report of this complication after coronary bypass surgery.