Robotic skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting: the sliding fascia technique.
Robotic skeletonizing and harvesting of the internal thoracic artery, using the da Vinci surgical system, has a number of advantages over robotic pediculed ITA harvesting. The advantages include greater blood flow, a longer conduit, and less bleeding. The technique is facilitated by use of the EndoWrist spatula cautery and fine tissue forceps (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA). How the technique is performed is described in this report.
Ishikawa
Norihiko
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Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. iskwnrhk@gmail.com
Watanabe
Go
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Tomita
Shigeyuki
S
Ushijima
Teruaki
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Yamaguchi
Shojiro
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Nishida
Satoru
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Kikuchi
Yujiro
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Kawachi
Kenji
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D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*