ICVTS Click here for other ICVTS advertising opportunities
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2008;7:10-13. doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.164665
© 2008 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Personal Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Author home page(s):
Yoshiharu Soga
Michiya Hanyu
Hitoshi Okabayashi
Right arrow Permission Requests
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Soga, Y.
Right arrow Articles by Okabayashi, H.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Soga, Y.
Right arrow Articles by Okabayashi, H.
Related Collections
Right arrow Coronary disease
Right arrow Minimally invasive surgery

Work in progress report - Coronary

Endoscopic harvesting of saphenous vein with a small caliber

Yoshiharu Soga*, Michiya Hanyu, Jota Nakano and Hitoshi Okabayashi

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, 1-1, Kifune-machi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 802-8555, Japan

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +81-93-921-2231; fax: +81-93-921-8497.

E-mail address: sogakin{at}dd.iij4u.or.jp (Y. Soga).

Endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting (ESVH) requires a high degree of technical expertise. However, few studies have investigated the influence of SV caliber on the technical difficulty and outcome of ESVH. We analyzed 86 consecutive patients who underwent ESVH using a VirtuoSaphTM system. SV caliber was measured in the above-knee portion by ultrasound. Patients were then divided into two groups: group A (SV caliber <3 mm, n=16), and group B (the remaining patients, n=70). ESVH procedure time and SV characteristics were compared between the groups. In group A, the SV had a larger number of side branches (11.7±1.2 in A, 9.8±0.4 in B, P=0.043) and required a longer operation time (A, 57.5±3.7 min; B, 43.9±1.9 min, P=0.0024), whereas the time required for endoscopy did not differ. Graft length (A, 27.7±5.0 cm; B, 25.7±3.7 cm) and ratio of repaired side branches (A, 26.6±20.5%; B, 25.7±23.9%) showed no significant differences. ESVH using a VirtuoSaphTM system is feasible, regardless of SV caliber. SV with a caliber of <3 mm has a larger number of side branches, thus prolonging the procedure time.

Key Words: Endoscopic procedure; CABG; Venous grafts

HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANN THORAC SURG ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG
J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG ICVTS ALL CTSNet JOURNALS
Copyright © 2008 European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery