Accurate length adjustment of aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass grafts Aurangzeb Durrani, Eugene K.W Sim, Robert T Grignani The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages 966-967 (September 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00630-4
Fig 1 Extrapericardial fat and thymic remnant being mobilized as a pedicle. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 966-967DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00630-4)
Fig 2 The pad of fat is pedicled superiorly and tucked under the left-sided grafts, making them lie in a smooth curve. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 966-967DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00630-4)
Fig 3 W-shaped vertical pericardial incisions on the right side. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 966-967DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00630-4)
Fig 4 The right-sided vein graft as it is positioned finally, threaded through the pericardial incisions. Note that the phrenic nerve has been conserved on the right side. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 966-967DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00630-4)