title: How to do it. A modified battery-powered toothbrush for coronary artery endarterectomy.
abstract: A modified battery-powered toothbrush for performing coronary artery endarterectomy is described. The device facilitates the dissection of the atheromatous core, is safe and inexpensive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Izzat
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Angelini
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans