Robotically enhanced totally endoscopic right internal thoracic coronary artery bypass to the right coronary artery.
Computer-enhanced telemanipulation systems allow totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting. This report demonstrates the feasibility of a coronary artery anastomosis between the right internal thoracic artery and the right coronary artery using the daVinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Inc, Mountain View, CA).
Aybek
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Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. T.Aybek@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Dogan
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Andressen
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Mierdl
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Westphal
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Moritz
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Wimmer-Greinecker
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D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome