Experiences in Robotically Enhanced IMA-Preparation as Initial Step towards Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Vascular

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 483-487

  Reuthebuch, O ^a   Comber, M ^a   Grunenfelder J ^a   Zund G ^a   Turina, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

coronary artery bypass grafting; minimally invasive surgery; robotics

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THORAX PRESSURE; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0345714670     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090301100611     Document Type: Article

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