title: Revival of the side-to-side approach for distal coronary anastomosis.
abstract: Side-to-side anastomosis was employed by just ten proportional stitches while performing distal anastomosis during coronary artery surgery. This technique is simple and quick. Here this simple technique is described in detail and the postoperative status of grafted conduits is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan. p41558@govt.pref.gifu.jp
authors.forename: Min-Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D024405:Gastroepiploic Artery / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000637:transplantation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology