title: Current perspectives in endoscopic vessel harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting is still the most commonly performed procedure in cardiac surgery. Minimally invasive or endoscopic vessel harvesting was developed a decade ago. It has been shown that these less traumatic techniques significantly reduce wound healing problems and improve patient satisfaction. However, there are some concerns regarding bypass patency and long-term outcomes. The aim of this article is to describe the historic development of endoscopic vessel harvesting, different harvesting techniques and to give an update of the scientific evidence and the current debate regarding outcome and safety of these minimally invasive techniques.
authors: Heart Center University of Leipzig, Herzzentrum, Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Strümpellstrasse 39, Leipzig, Germany. kempfert@web.de
authors: Jörg
authors: J
authors: Kempfert
authors: Ardawan
authors: A
authors: Rastan
authors: Sergey
authors: S
authors: Leontyev
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Luduena
authors: Arnaud
authors: A
authors: Van Linden
authors: Mani
authors: M
authors: Arsalan
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Blumenstein
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Holzhey
authors: Sven
authors: S
authors: Lehmann
authors: Friedrich W
authors: FW
authors: Mohr
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Walther
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing