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

ONAN, Burak; YENITERZI, Mehmet; ONAN, Ismihan; ERSOY, Burak; GONCA, SÜHEYLA; Gelenli, Elif; Solakoglu, Seyhun; Bakir, İHSAN

doi:10.14503/thij-13-3658

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

ONAN B., YENITERZI M., ONAN I. S., ERSOY B., GONCA S., Gelenli E., ...Daha Fazla

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, cilt.41, sa.5, ss.484-490, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.14503/thij-13-3658
Dergi Adı: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.484-490
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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.