Tension-free left ITA graft -- the pericardial strip technique.
Emphysematous lung occupying the whole dome of the left pleural cavity and expanding well over the midline may occasionally present a significant problem for positioning of the left internal thoracic artery, although the graft has been mobilized up to its origin. To avoid an undue tension on it, we combined a well known technique of the pericardial incision with the pericardial strip technique, enabling the lung to expand freely.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. mperic56@eunet.yu
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D006801:Humans; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*