Endoscopic Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting with Changes in Scope Position

Autor: Yasuhide Okawa, Sho Takagi, Junji Yanagisawa, Akio Nakasu, Goto Yoshihiro
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: The Heart Surgery Forum. 24:E950-E951
ISSN: 1522-6662
1098-3511
Popis: Although minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) is a less invasive procedure, internal thoracic artery (ITA) harvesting is difficult. A 65-year-old woman was advised to undergo MIDCAB for recurrent in-stent restenosis. We harvested the ITA using three-dimensional endoscopy without robotics and determined the scope position using enhanced computed tomography. We changed the camera installation between the wound and the camera port, according to the harvesting site with a harmonic scalpel using the skeletonized technique. We harvested the ITA from the subclavian vein level superiorly to the xyphoid process level inferiorly.
Databáze: OpenAIRE