Key result
Thoracoscopic harvesting of the internal mammary artery is a safe and reproducible technique that permits complete dissection without traumatic retraction for minimally invasive CABG.
Population
Patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MIDCAB or totally endoscopic CABG)
Comparison
Thoracoscopic internal mammary artery… vs Direct vision harvesting via limited anterior…
Design
Other
Authors
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May facilitate minimally invasive CABG; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Thoracoscopic IMA harvesting is a safe and reproducible technique that facilitates totally endoscopic and robotic CABG by avoiding the limitations of direct vision harvesting.
Nataf et al. (2010) studied Minimally invasive cardiac surgery / CABG. Thoracoscopic harvesting of the internal mammary artery (IMA) was evaluated. Thoracoscopic harvesting of the internal mammary artery is a safe and reproducible technique that permits complete dissection without traumatic retraction for minimally invasive CABG.
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