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Saphenous vein harvesting site dermatoses in eastern India.

Department Of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India. .
Dermatology online journal 01/2009; 15(7):13. pp.13
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has become a common surgical procedure. During this procedure, the greater saphenous vein is most often used as the conduit and the side effects of the leg vein harvesting include a variety of cutaneous changes. We report the cutaneous effects at the saphenous vein harvesting sites in 21 patients who underwent CABG.

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Keywords

common surgical procedure
 
Coronary artery bypass grafting
 
cutaneous changes
 
cutaneous effects
 
leg vein harvesting
 
saphenous vein harvesting sites