Successful treatment of a saphenous vein graft perforation with an autologous vein-covered stent

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 1999 Dec;48(4):382-6. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199912)48:4<382::aid-ccd12>3.0.co;2-w.

Abstract

A 52-year-old man with a history of prior coronary bypass surgery suffered recurrent angina and underwent percutaneous placement of a stent within the midportion of the saphenous vein graft to the marginal branch of the left circumflex coronary artery, which was complicated by a significant perforation. The perforation was successfully closed using an NIR stent covered with a segment of autologous antecubital vein. Subsequent surgical exploration confirmed successful closure of the perforation. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:382-386, 1999.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass* / methods
  • Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
  • Stents*