3D-Video- and Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive ASD Closure Using the Port-AccessTM Technique

Authors

  • Hermann Reichenspurner Departments of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, D-81366 Munich, Germany
  • Dieter H. Boehm Departments of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, D-81366 Munich, Germany
  • Armin Welz Departments of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, D-81366 Munich, Germany
  • Costas Schulze Departments of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, D-81366 Munich, Germany
  • Bernhard Zwissler Anesthesiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, D-81366 Munich, Germany
  • Bruno Reichart Departments of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, D-81366 Munich, Germany

Abstract

Background: Video-assisted minimally invasive surgical methods with endovascular-based femoral cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and balloon occlusion of the aorta (Port-AccessTM technique) were used to close an ostium-secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in 7 patients.

Methods: Minor modifications were made to the system to provide drainage of the superior vena cava. The surgery was performed through a small (3.5–5cm) right anterolateral thoracotomy with 3D video and robotic arm assistance.

Results: The operative procedures were completely uneventful and the patients were discharged four days post-operatively in good condition and with excellent cosmesis.

Conclusion: Using the modifications described, the Port-Access TM surgical method can be recommended for minimally invasive closure of an ASD.

Published

1998-12-01

How to Cite

Reichenspurner, H., Boehm, D. H., Welz, A., Schulze, C., Zwissler, B., & Reichart, B. (1998). 3D-Video- and Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive ASD Closure Using the Port-AccessTM Technique. The Heart Surgery Forum, 1(2), E104-E106. Retrieved from https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/6179

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (1998)

Section

Article
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