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Robotically enhanced totally endoscopic right internal thoracic coronary artery bypass to the right coronary artery.
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Computer-enhanced Telemanipulation SystemsMountain ViewMinimally Invasive ProcedureSurgeryBiomedical EngineeringVascular SurgeryRight Coronary ArteryCardiologyCardiothoracic SurgeryComputer-assisted SurgeryCoronary Artery AnastomosisAnesthesiologyMedical RobotRobotic SurgeryThoracic SurgeryVascular AccessRobot-assisted SurgeryMedicineSurgical Innovation
Computer-enhanced telemanipulation systems allow totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting. This report demonstrates the feasibility of a coronary artery anastomosis between the right internal thoracic artery and the right coronary artery using the daVinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Inc, Mountain View, CA).