Porcine Model for Internal Mammary Vessels Harvesting: Anatomy and Technique

• Marta Cajozzo, MD,
• Salvatore D’Arpa, MD, PhD,
• Tiziana Roggio, MD,
• Pierluigi Tos, MD, PhD,
• Giorgio De Santis, Full Professor,
• Davide Ciclamini, MD,
• Francesco Moschella, Full Professor,
• Adriana Cordova, Full Professor,
• Marco Pignatti, MD

Affiliations

Marta Cajozzo, MD

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Salvatore D’Arpa, MD, PhD

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Tiziana Roggio, MD

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Pierluigi Tos, MD, PhD

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Giorgio De Santis, Full Professor

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Davide Ciclamini, MD

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Francesco Moschella, Full Professor

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Adriana Cordova, Full Professor

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.

Marco Pignatti, MD

From the *Plastic and Reconstructive, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; ‡Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit – ASST Gaetano Pini – CTO Milano, Milano, Italy; §Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy; and ¶Orthopaedic and Traumatology 2, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.