title: The mammary loop: how to do an adjustable "Y" graft with the left internal thoracic artery.
abstract: We present a technique that permits the grafting of two vessels with the left internal thoracic artery when a sequential graft cannot be performed. The left internal mammary artery is anastomosed to itself resulting in a loop that will be cut open at the time of the coronary anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France. l.stoica@voila.fr
authors.forename: Lucian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stoica
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chocron
authors.forename: Pierre-Emmanuel
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Falcoz
authors.forename: Djamel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaili
authors.forename: Joseph-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Etievent
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation*