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Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jan 01;2009(914):mmcts.2008.003608. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2008.003608.

Endoscopic robotically-assisted mitral valve repair.

Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS

Tomislav Mihaljevic, A Marc Gillinov, Craig Jarrett, Lynn Seto, Robert Savage, Pierre Devilliers

Affiliations

  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/J4-1, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

PMID: 24413777 DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2008.003608

Abstract

Robotic surgical instrumentation allows minimally invasive mitral valve repair through an endoscopic approach, eliminating the need for a thoracotomy. Robotic instruments are inserted through port-like incisions in the right hemithorax, while cardiopulmonary bypass is established via cannulation of the femoral vessels. We describe triangular resection, a simple and reproducible robotically-assisted technique for repair of posterior leaflet prolapse. The repair is completed with insertion of an annuloplasty ring.

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