Saphenous Vein Harvest | Figure 1

CardiothoracicPA

Physician Assistant

Saphenous Vein Harvest

For those interested, this is a saphenous vein harvested from a patient's leg using endoscopic vein harvesting. Patient underwent routine CABG X 3 using the left internal mammary artery and 2 lengths of the saphenous vein above. Patient recovered well and was discharged to home on post op day 5.

Diagnosis added by author

• Coronary artery disease
• CABG

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