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. 2010 Oct;58(10):546-7.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-009-0579-x. Epub 2010 Oct 13.

A stand-up collar around the saphenous vein graft

Yasushi Terada  1 , Hiroyoshi Sekii, Seiichi Ichikawa, Shinichi Higashiue
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A stand-up collar around the saphenous vein graft

Yasushi Terada et al. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

We present a technique of a stand-up collar around the saphenous vein graft using a pedicled fat pad flap. This procedure is simple and effective to avoid kinking in a graft that was proximally anastomosed with an automatic device and to maintain the graft in its natural position.

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