title: Robotic skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting: the sliding fascia technique.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. iskwnrhk@gmail.com
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Teruaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.forename: Shojiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawachi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*