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Ann Thorac Surg
; 90(2): 681-2, 2010 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20667389
RESUMO
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.