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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:1203-1204
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letters to the Editor

Carbodissection of the internal thoracic artery

Myles Edwin Lee, MD

California Cardiothoracic Associates, Lynwood, CA 90262

To the Editor:

I write with reference to the article by Özkan and associates titled "A Carbon Dioxide Insufflation Technique for Preparation of the Internal Thoracic Artery," which appeared in the April 2003 issue of the Journal.1 This report resurrects a technique I described years ago in an article titled "Carbodissection of the Internal Thoracic Artery Pedicle," which appeared in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.2 1 was pleased that Dr Özkan used this technique with the same success I have observed since 1988 but was disappointed that, perhaps through an oversight, Dr Özkan chose not to reference my work. The important issue is not who performed the procedure first but that Dr Özkan’s observation validates the efficacy of the technique.

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  1. Özkan M, Asian A, Öguz M, et al. A carbon dioxide insufflation technique for preparation of the internal thoracic artery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003;125:963-964.[Free Full Text]
  2. Lee M. Carbodissection of the internal thoracic artery pedicle. Ann Thorac Surg. 1988;46:470-471.[Abstract]




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