title: New technique for lesser saphenous vein harvesting.
abstract: A new technique using the Thompson self-retaining retractor system (Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc, Traverse City, MI) to harvest lesser saphenous veins is presented. This modification, used in 10 patients undergoing redo myocardial revascularization, provided a rapid, comfortable, and convenient method for harvesting lesser saphenous veins.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lamphere
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Daily
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Dembitsky
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Adamson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013523:Surgical Equipment