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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 44, 324-325, Copyright © 1987 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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The skeletonized internal mammary artery

SB Keeley

The internal mammary artery increasingly is being used to construct multiple distal anastomoses. By skeletonizing the pedicle, the artery is functionally lengthened and sequential anastomoses are easier to perform.

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