title: [A new vein holder for side-to-side saphenous-coronary anastomosis].
abstract: A new vein holder for a side-to-side anastomosis between a vein graft and the coronary artery is described. The holder is consisted of two nerve hooks, and those distance is adjusted. The technique for creating the diamond anastomosis is also described.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawasuji
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments