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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:279
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Modified incision for long saphenous vein harvest

Andrew Chukwuemeka, FRCSa, Lindsay John, FRCSa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication March 3, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Mr Chukwuemeka, 17 Luxor St, London, SE5 9QN, England
e-mail: (andrew.sara{at}btinternet.com)

We describe a modification of the standard open technique of long saphenous vein harvesting that, by avoiding dissection in the region of the medial malleolus, can reduce the incidence of leg wound related complications after coronary artery bypass grafting.




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