Iguro Y, Morishita Y, Shimokawa S, Toyohira H, Tamada S, Taira A
Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University of Medicine, Japan.
Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1994 Oct;42(10):1977-80.
A case of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) underwent coronary artery grafting is reported. Coronary angiography of a woman with age of 41 with PXE revealed three vessels lesions. Coronary artery bypass grafting using saphenous vein grafts was performed. The left internal mammary artery was not able to use because of obstruction. Her postoperative course is uneventful for 3 years to date. Histological examination of a segment of ascending aorta revealed changes of PXE underwent CABG is extremely rare. This is the third reported case in Japan.
