title: Mammary artery harvesting using the Da Vinci Si robotic system.
abstract: Internal mammary artery harvesting is an essential part of any coronary artery bypass operation. Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass graft surgery has become reality in many centers as a safe and effective alternative to conventional surgery in selected patients. Internal mammary artery harvesting is the initial part of the procedure and should be performed equally safely if one wants to achieve excellence in patency rates for the bypass. We here describe the technique for mammary harvesting with the Da Vinci Si robotic system.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Leonardo Secchin
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Canale
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonatti
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*