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. 1987 Sep;44(3):324-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62088-7.

The skeletonized internal mammary artery

S B Keeley

The skeletonized internal mammary artery

S B Keeley. Ann Thorac Surg. 1987 Sep.

Abstract

The internal mammary artery increasingly is being used to construct multiple distal anastomoses. By skeletonizing the pedicle, the artery is functionally lengthened and sequential anastomoses are easier to perform.

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