Leyla loop: A time-saving suture technique for robotic atrial closure

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 579-580

  Kiliç, Leyla ^a   Şenay, Şahin ^a   Güllü, A Ümit ^a   Alhan, Cem ^a  

^a ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrium; Minimally invasive surgery; Robotics surgery

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; ATRIAL CLOSURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LEYLA LOOP; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ATRIUM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ROBOTICS SURGERY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84882801444     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt231     Document Type: Article

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