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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:676-677
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
From the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
Accepted for publication October 10, 1986.
* Address reprint requests to Dr. Suma, Osaka Medical College, 2-7, Daigakucho, Takatsuki, Osaka 569, Japan
The low-power ultrasonic aspirator was used for the dissection of the internal mammary artery (IMA) in 20 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Harvesting time was shorter and the amount of bleeding was less than with the ordinary method. The short-term patency rate (1 to 6 months) for those IMA grafts was 95% (19 of 20 remained patent). These results have encouraged us to use the ultrasonic aspirator routinely for IMA dissection.
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