title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. cmavroudis@childrensmemorial.org
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics; D013906:Thoracoscopy