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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:144
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Reply to Beyersdorf et al.

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Riccarton Ave, Christchurch, New Zealand
^b Department of General Surgery*, Christchurch Hospital, Riccarton Ave, Christchurch, New Zealand

Received 12 October 2003; accepted 17 October 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel. +64-3-3640-640; fax: +64-3-3640-352
e-mail: frank.frizelle@chmeds.ac.nz

Key Words: Wound infection • Coronary artery by-pass grafting • Leg-vein harvesting

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Thank you for your useful comments and observations about our paper [1]. As you say we have described the longer term complications after leg vein harvest. In regard to your comments however we would make the following comments.

We feel that you are correct, in that minimal invasive techniques are the way forward in regard to leg vein harvest . . . [Full Text of this Article]