Harvesting the inferior epigastric artery through a transverse suprapubic incision.

da Costa Rocha, Bruno; Succi, José Ernesto; Dauar, Renato Bauab; Kiyose, Alberto Takeshi; Puig, Luiz Boro; de Oliveira, Sérgio Almeida · Ann Thorac Surg · 2003

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Abstract

The inferior epigastric artery has been used as an alternative arterial conduit in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Its harvesting requires a single or double, long abdominal paramedian incision that is technically difficult and does not yield a good cosmetic result. We describe an alternative new approach to one or both inferior epigastric arteries through a transverse suprapubic cosmetic incision.

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