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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1824-1825
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Technique to protect the internal mammary artery pedicle

MD Carlos Blanche*, MD Alberto Santibanez-Gallerani

Department of ardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Accepted for publication July 5, 1995.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Blanche, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Heverly Blvd, Suite 6215, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

A simple technique to protect the internal mammary artery pedicle from injury in reoperative sternotomies is described. It consists of a pericardial window created by two pericardial flaps with displacement of the mammary pedicle away from the midline.




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