THE COMPARISON OF STANDARD, ENDOSCOPIC AND TUNNEL HARVESTING OF AUTOLOG VENA SAPHENA MAGNA IN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING OPERATIONS


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Erdinc I., Oztas D. M., Meric M., Ugurlucan M., OTO Ö.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.83, no.2, pp.119-126, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

Abstract

Objective: Autologous vena saphena magna is the most common bypass material used in coronary artery surgery. It is generally prepared with a long medial leg incision, and so healing problems are often observed. In this study, we aimed to compare endoscopic, classical and tunnel techniques in saphen harvesting.