Simple and inexpensive technique for internal mammary artery harvest.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20103376.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.122.
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Abstract
A simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-use method for exposure of the left internal mammary artery is described. Two blades of the conventional four-blade sternal spreader hooking the Adson forceps, which passes through the loops of sternal wires, provides excellent exposure of the IMA. The same retractor is used for the rest of the procedure.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Mammary Arteries
- Myocardial Revascularization
- Tissue and Organ Harvesting