Application of Cabrol technique to off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using radial artery

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Sep;78(3):1081-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.09.019.

Abstract

We present the case of a Cabrol-type proximal anastomosis technique in off-pump coronary artery bypass. The patient was a 64-year-old man with significant stenoses on the left main, left anterior descending, and proximal right coronary artery. The obtuse marginal and right coronary arteries were anastomosed with both ends of a radial artery. For the proximal anastomosis during this procedure, we applied the Cabrol-type looping interposition technique. In selected patients, we suggest that this technique allows the effective use of graft length and can reduce a number of ascending aortic manipulations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
  • Angina, Unstable / etiology
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
  • Coronary Disease / complications
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radial Artery / transplantation*