The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 56, 1184-1186, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
New shapes and sizes: a T-tube coronary conduit
IF Galvin
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
A novel type of coronary artery graft named a T-tube conduit is described.
This reversed saphenous graft, coming in three different variations, is
useful at long arteriotomies, at revision redo anastomoses, and when size
mismatch exists between vein and artery.