The mammary loop: how to do an adjustable "Y" graft with the left internal thoracic artery

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Sep;78(3):1103-4. doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01497-8.

Abstract

We present a technique that permits the grafting of two vessels with the left internal thoracic artery when a sequential graft cannot be performed. The left internal mammary artery is anastomosed to itself resulting in a loop that will be cut open at the time of the coronary anastomosis.

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Mammary Arteries / surgery*
  • Mammary Arteries / transplantation*