Multi-vessel Small Thoracotomy (MVST) CABG with Robot-assisted Bilateral ITA Harvesting: A case report.
- Author:
Jin Woo CHUNG
1
;
Jae Won LEE
;
Hyoung Gon JE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. jwlee@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Robotics;
Internal thoracic artery;
Minimally invasive surgery
- MeSH:
Cardiac Surgical Procedures;
Mammary Arteries;
Mitral Valve;
Robotics;
Thoracic Arteries;
Thoracotomy
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;41(2):264-267
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The da Vinci telemanipulator system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA USA) is the most advanced robotic surgical system and has been increasingly used for cardiac surgical procedures. We report out first clinical experience of use of the da Vinci telemanipulator system for endoscopic harvesting of the bilateral thoracic artery and multi-vessel small thoracotomy off pump CABG for 3-vessel disease. The da Vinci telemanipulator system has been previously utilized primarily for mitral valve surgery.
