A novel endoscope manipulator, Naviot®, enables solo-surgery to be performed during video-assisted thoracic surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 404-405

  Yoshino, Ichiro ^a   Yasunaga, Takeshi ^b,c   Hashizume, Makoto ^b   Maehara, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscope manipulator; Solo surgery; Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPE MANIPULATOR; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 30744468338     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.108282     Document Type: Article

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