Endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting with non-disposable device

Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass grafting has been proved to be effective in reduced wound complications, without compromising long-term mortality or composite of death, myocardial infarction and repeat revascularization. However, only disposable devices that are costly an...

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Published in:	Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 67; no. 2; p. 121
Main Authors:	Yoshimoto, Kimihiro, Oba, Junichi, Sugimoto, Satoshi, Okuyama, Atsushi, Miyatake, Tsukasa, Aoki, Hidetoshi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Japanese
Published:	Japan 01-02-2014
Subjects:	Coronary Artery Bypass Endoscopy Equipment Reuse Humans Saphenous Vein - surgery Tissue and Organ Harvesting - instrumentation
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Summary:	Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass grafting has been proved to be effective in reduced wound complications, without compromising long-term mortality or composite of death, myocardial infarction and repeat revascularization. However, only disposable devices that are costly and raise environmental problems, have been obtained on the market in Japan. Now, a non-disposable device for EVH is available. With this equipment, a 50 cm-long great saphenous vein can be obtained with a single 3 cm-long incision. We demonstrate how to use this device and show its tips and pitfall.
ISSN:	0021-5252