Effect of Electrocautery on Endothelial Integrity of the Internal Thoracic Artery: Ultrastructural Analysis with Transmission Electron Microscopy

ONAN, Burak; YENİTERZİ, Mehmet; Onan, Ismihan; Ersoy, Burak; GONCA, SÜHEYLA; GELENLİ, Elif; SOLAKOĞLU, Seyhun; Bakir, Ihsan

doi:10.14503/thij-13-3658

Effect of Electrocautery on Endothelial Integrity of the Internal Thoracic Artery: Ultrastructural Analysis with Transmission Electron Microscopy

Atıf İçin Kopyala

ONAN B., YENİTERZİ M., Onan I. S. , Ersoy B., GONCA S. , GELENLİ E., et al.

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, cilt.41, ss.484-490, 2014 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 41 Konu: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.14503/thij-13-3658
Dergi Adı: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
Sayfa Sayısı: ss.484-490

Özet

The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is typically harvested from the chest wall by means of conventional electrocautery. We investigated the effects of electrocautery on endothelial-cell and vessel-wall morphology at the ultrastructural level during ITA harvesting.