title: The technical aspect of the gastroepiploic artery graft skeletonization with the harmonic scalpel: the samurai technique.
abstract: A novel skeletonization technique using the scissors-type harmonic scalpel (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH, USA) is presented. This "samurai technique," which uses the harmonic scalpel by frequently turning over the scissors, facilitates the handling of the gastroepiploic artery, enlarges the caliber size, and allows easy skeletonization without any vessel injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan. hkamiya88@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagamine
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishida
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D024405:Gastroepiploic Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D014465:Ultrasonics