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First retractable lung spreader to facilitate extrapleural dissection of the internal thoracic artery

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Internal thoracic artery dissection is one of the most defining procedures of coronary artery bypass grafting, as it has been demonstrated that the quality of life and short-long term outcome of patients will depend on the morphological characteristics of the graft. More than 25 years ago, the use of a malleable lung spreader was proposed to facilitate the internal thoracic artery dissection especially its proximal segment, but that device has never been manufactured. A lung spreader, assembled from disused devices, used in coronary artery revascularization is presented. The main advantages confirmed over more than three years in nearly a hundred patients are discussed and commented upon.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Authors: Yoandy López-de la Cruz, Chenly Pedraza-González, Yolepsis F. Quintero-Fleites, Roger Mirabal-Rodríguez, Gustavo de J. Bermúdez-Yera, Alain Allende-González, Ernesto Chaljub Bravo, Rodolfo Morales Mato

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4404655464

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