title: Harvest of the radial artery: technique of the skeletonization and pedicle preparation.
abstract: Nowadays, radial artery grafts play a significant role in coronary artery revascularization, however, harvesting techniques are not standardized. We developed various surgical techniques for radial artery harvesting considering the anatomic landmarks of the foramen, including conventional surgery (with scissors and clips) and procedures with ultrasonic scalpel and retrieving the radial artery graft in a pedicle or in a skeletonized manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,University Hospital, Muenster, Muenster, Germany. andreas.rukosujew@ukmuenster.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rukosujew
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffmeier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rothenburger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Löher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Etz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghezelbash
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004210:Dissection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010208:Papaverine; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine