title: A technique to protect an axillo-coronary bypass graft.
abstract: We describe a simple technique to protect an axillo-coronary bypass graft with a stretch, thin-walled 6-mm polytetrafluoroethylene graft with removable rings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Harumasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakagoshi
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene