title: Harvesting the inferior epigastric artery through a transverse suprapubic incision.
abstract: The inferior epigastric artery has been used as an alternative arterial conduit in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Its harvesting requires a single or double, long abdominal paramedian incision that is technically difficult and does not yield a good cosmetic result. We describe an alternative new approach to one or both inferior epigastric arteries through a transverse suprapubic cosmetic incision.
authors: Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: da Costa Rocha
authors: José Ernesto
authors: JE
authors: Succi
authors: Renato Bauab
authors: RB
authors: Dauar
authors: Alberto Takeshi
authors: AT
authors: Kiyose
authors: Luiz Boro
authors: LB
authors: Puig
authors: Sérgio Almeida
authors: SA
authors: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015331:Cohort Studies; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011630:Pubic Bone; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome