Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvesting in Coronary Bypass Surgery

Leg wound complications after standard open techniques of saphenous vein graft excision are not infrequent and remains a persistent elinical problem in coronary surgery. En doscop i c harvesting of saphenous vein has been developed as a technique in minimally invasive surgery. We have started using this technique for the fi rst time in Turkey in our clinic recently. This report concerns the application of endoscopic technique and early results in two cases.