Robotically enhanced totally endoscopic right internal thoracic coronary artery bypass to the right coronary artery

Computer-enhanced telemanipulation systems allow totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting. This report demonstrates the feasibility of a coronary artery anastomosis between the right internal thoracic artery and the right coronary artery using the daVinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgica...

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Published inThe Heart surgery forum Vol. 3; no. 4; p. 322
Main Authors Aybek, T, Dogan, S, Andressen, E, Mierdl, S, Westphal, K, Moritz, A, Wimmer-Greinecker, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2000
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Aged
Angina, Unstable - diagnosis
Angina, Unstable - surgery
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass - instrumentation
Coronary Artery Bypass - methods
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Mammary Arteries - transplantation
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods
Robotics
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracotomy - methods
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Computer-enhanced telemanipulation systems allow totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting. This report demonstrates the feasibility of a coronary artery anastomosis between the right internal thoracic artery and the right coronary artery using the daVinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Inc, Mountain View, CA).
ISSN:1098-3511