Pioneering vein op a success (UK)

"A Derby, UK, heart-bypass patient has been one of the first in the East Midlands to benefit from pioneering medical technology. Leslie Partridge feared he was going to be left with a long scar running down his leg when he was taken to hospital for a triple heart-bypass. Surgeons traditionally make a long cut to remove a vein, which runs between the groin and ankle and then use it to improve the blood supply to the heart. This leaves patients vulnerable to infection and means they have to spend longer recovering. But, thanks to new technology, the 71-year-old had just two small cuts made to his right leg. A small camera was then inserted which allowed his surgeon to see inside his leg without cutting it open." - Derby Telegraph