Technique of harvesting an internal thoracic artery densely adherent to the periosteum.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.088.
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Abstract
The internal thoracic artery (ITA) has been universally accepted as a superior conduit for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass operations. The harvesting of the ITA is a routine procedure. Rarely, one encounters an ITA densely adherent to the overlying periosteum. We describe a technique of safely harvesting such an ITA using an orthopedic chisel. It is harvested along with a thin bone-flap and periosteum, giving a patent and uninjured ITA.
Medical subject headings
- Mammary Arteries
- Periosteum
- Tissue and Organ Harvesting
- Vascular Diseases