title: Laparoscopically assisted total daVinci aorto bifemoral graft bypass with a unique system of graft delivery.
abstract: We report the first known example of a fully robotic aortobifemoral graft and aortic endarterectomy using the daVinci Surgical System and a unique method for graft delivery using the Endo-Vein Harvester.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery Department, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43608, USA. bmartinez.md@juno.com
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ameer
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gerhardinger
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004691:Endarterectomy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D013536:Suture Techniques; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome