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Operative technique for thoracoscopic transmyocardial laser revascularization

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We describe herein the operative steps used to perform a transmyocardial laser revascularization by thoracoscopy. A special technique and specific equipment are required for the efficacy and safety of the procedure. Our preliminary results with this novel approach suggest that it could be a valid alternative to the thoracotomic procedure.

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  1. Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa, Ospedale di Cisanello, via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy, Italy

    A. Pietrabissa & F. Mosca

  2. Cardiochirurgia, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Italy

    A. Milano & U. Bortolotti

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Pietrabissa, A., Milano, A., Bortolotti, U. et al. Operative technique for thoracoscopic transmyocardial laser revascularization. Surg Endosc 12, 351–352 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900669

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