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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;44:324-325
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA
Accepted for publication January 16, 1987.
* Address reprint requests to Dr. Keeley, Scripps Memorial Hospital, 9834 Genesee Ave, Suite 120, La Jolla, CA 92037.
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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