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Computer-enhanced “robotic” cardiac surgery: Experience in 148 patients
Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhD, Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD, Anno Diegeler, MD, PhD, Thomas Walther, MD, PhD, Jan F. Gummert, MD, PhD, Jan Bucerius, MD, Stefan Jacobs, MD, Rüdiger Autschbach, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 121, Issue 5, Pages (May 2001) DOI: /mtc Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 1 Endoscopic view during ITA takedown. The graft has been harvested as a pedicle. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 2 In situ dissection of distal ITA. Concomitant veins are clipped. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 3 Anastomosis performed endoscopically on the beating heart.
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 4 Endoscopic stabilizer with cleats to anchor silicone rubber bands. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 5 Procedural times reflecting overall learning curve for TECAB. Note that all intraoperative conversions occurred in the first half of this series. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 6 Procedural time for arteriotomy (including dissection of the artery, puncturing by sharp scalpel, and enlarging the cut by scissors) and performance of the anastomosis in closed-chest bypass grafting on the arrested heart (TECAB). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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