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Synergizing Antegrade Endoscopic with Bridging Vein Harvesting for Improvement of Great Saphenous Vein Graft Quality from the Lower Leg
Published on: November 19, 2019
A Novel Technique of No-Touch Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvesting
Kunihiko Yoshino1, Keita Kikuchi1, Rihito Tamaki2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Japan.
Abstract:
No-touch saphenous vein harvesting is considered an ideal procedure for harvesting good-quality veins, whereas endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is considered ideal for decreasing wound complications. The no-touch EVH (NT-EVH) technique, which was developed in 2018, is one of the best vein-harvesting procedures. We have improved this method in several aspects since our initial experience. Herein, we present the details of this technique.

