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Robotic Endoscopic Left Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting: What Have We Learned After 100 Cases?  Armin Oehlinger, MD, Nikolaos Bonaros, MD, Thomas Schachner,

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1 Robotic Endoscopic Left Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting: What Have We Learned After 100 Cases? 
Armin Oehlinger, MD, Nikolaos Bonaros, MD, Thomas Schachner, MD, Elisabeth Ruetzler, MD, Guy Friedrich, MD, Guenther Laufer, MD, Johannes Bonatti, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 83, Issue 3, Pages (March 2007) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is harvested endoscopically using a left (L instr.) and a right (R instr.) robotic instrument which are controlled by the surgeon at the telemanipulator console. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 The learning curve for left internal mammary artery (LIMA) harvesting followed the formula: y (min) = 151 – 26 x ln (x), x = LIMA takedown number (Nr.). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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