["Mammary loop" technique--new method of multiple coronary revascularization using internal mammary arteries].
The internal mammary arteries are "the gold standard" conduits for coronary by-pass because their' s patency is superior to the saphenous graft. There are some surgical techniques which allow to use the entire length of the mammary arteries: the Y graft, the T graft and the pi graft. We describe recently the "mammary loop" technique that allows to make a Y graft using only one internal mammary artery. This technique also simplifies the construction of a pi graft. In this article we present the variants of this technique and discuss the indications and our early experience results.
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Spitalul Jean Minjoz Besançon, Serviciul de Chirurgie Toracică śi Cardio-Vasculară.
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Kaili
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Falcoz
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Etievent
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D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous