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What are the heart bypass surgery procedures available?
There is plaque build-up at a Y juncture in the artery which doctors consider a problem to using a stent. How is this problem usually handled by doctors when performing bypass surgery?
57 yr old, Male
asked May 17, 2010 at 11:06AM in Surgery
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