1. Endoscopic versus traditional saphenous vein harvesting: a prospective, randomized trial 
Keith B Allen, MD, Gary L Griffith, MD, David A Heimansohn, MD, Robert J Robison, MD, Robert G Matheny, MD, John J Schier, MD, Edward B Fitzgerald, MD, Carl J Shaar, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 66, Issue 1, Pages (July 1998)
DOI: /S (98)

2. Fig 1
Legs photographed 6 weeks postoperatively demonstrating typical incision locations to allow endoscopic harvest of the distal two thirds (A), proximal two thirds (B), and entire saphenous vein (C) from the leg.
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3. Fig 2
Operative photograph of a side branch (arrow) after clipping and transection. The stump on the vein side is not clipped and rarely bleeds.
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4. Fig 3
Healed incisions 6 weeks postoperatively including an additional midthigh access incision used to divide a difficult anterior vein branch during harvesting of the entire saphenous vein from the leg.
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5. Fig 4
Examples of wound complications after traditonal saphenous vein harvesting including abscess formation requiring debridement and dressing changes (A) and wound dehiscence with cellulitis (B).
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