Mammary artery grafts: a new no-touch technique for anastomosis.
Reported techniques for mammary artery-coronary artery anastomosis involve instrumental damage to one or all three layers of the mammary artery during surgical connection. Described herein is an atraumatic method of suturing that achieves a precise and highly accurate anastomosis.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D013536:Suture Techniques