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The short saphenous vein: A viable alternative conduit for coronary artery bypass grafts harvested using a novel technical approach
Umran Sarwar1, Govind Chetty2, Pradip Sarkar2
1 Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
Umran Sarwar Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.100359
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A multitude of vascular conduits are available to the Cardiac Surgeon performing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft operations. The Internal Mammary Artery, Radial Artery (RA), and the Long Saphenous Vein (LSV) have proven to be excellent conduits, especially in the current era of statin usage. However, previous stripping or varicosities of the LSV and calcification of the RA, coupled with the need for multiple vessel grafting, requires an alternative candidate. We describe a novel harvesting technique for bilateral simultaneous Short Saphenous Vein harvest and propose this, often forgotten vein, as a viable alternative conduit. |
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