Hartman A R, Mawulawde K I, Dervan J P, Anagnostopoulos C E
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 May;49(5):816-8. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90033-3.
The lateral costal artery is a branch of the internal mammary artery that occurs in 27% of cadaver series. The similarities to the internal mammary artery and its easy accessibility would suggest its use as a bypass conduit for coronary revascularization. We describe the harvesting and utilization of this artery as an in situ coronary bypass graft, and we have initiated a study examining the exact frequency of this anomalous vessel. The availability of the lateral costal artery either unilaterally or bilaterally adds another dimension to the concept of complete arterial conduit myocardial revascularization.
肋间外侧动脉是胸廓内动脉的一个分支，在27%的尸体解剖系列中出现。它与胸廓内动脉的相似性及其易于获取的特点表明，它可作为冠状动脉血运重建的旁路管道。我们描述了将该动脉作为原位冠状动脉旁路移植的获取和利用方法，并且我们已经启动了一项研究，以检查这种异常血管的确切出现频率。单侧或双侧肋间外侧动脉的可用性为完全动脉管道心肌血运重建的概念增添了新的维度。
