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Gastric Cancer Found Incidentally During Gastroepiploic Artery Harvest

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Kobari General Hospital Chiba, Japan 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Shin-Tokyo Hospital Chiba, Japan
For reprint information contact: Hitoshi Hirose, MD Tel: 81 471 24 6666 Fax: 81 471 24 6764 email: genex{at}nifty.com Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobari General Hospital, 29-1 Yokouchi, Noda City, Chiba 278-8501, Japan.

Gastric carcinoma was found incidentally while harvesting the gastroepiploic artery in 2 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Careful examination of the stomach before harvesting the gastroepiploic artery is mandated, and if any masses are detected, an alternative conduit should be used.

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