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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:1715-1717
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

Skeletonization of the right gastroepiploic artery using an ultrasonic scalpel

Tohru Asai, MDa*, Shigeki Tabata, MDa

a Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa Cardiovascular Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan

Accepted for publication May 1, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Asai, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-tsukinowacho, Ohtsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
e-mail: toruasai{at}belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

A new method to skeletonize and harvest the right gastroepiploic artery using an ultrasonic scalpel is presented. The technique is simple and safe, and it causes less bleeding. It is possible not only to harvest the artery faster, but to obtain large spasm-free arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting.




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