Total Endoscopic Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Authors

  • Volkmar Falk Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
  • Anno Diegeler Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heartcenter, University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Thomas Walther Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heartcenter, University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Stefan Jacobs Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heartcenter, University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Jörg Raumans Department of Anesthesiology, Heartcenter, University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Friedrich W. Mohr Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heartcenter, University of Leipzig, Germany

Abstract

Two cases of totally endoscopic off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (TECAB) of the left internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery using the da Vinci™ telemanipulation system (Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, CA) are described. A new articulating endoscopic stabilizer with cleats was developed to enable endoscopic anchoring of silastic vessel loops for vascular occlusion. Newly created attachments for irrigation and suction, along with active robotic enhanced assistance by a second surgical console, permitted our group to perform for the first time a truly endoscopic bypass grafting without any thoracotomy.

Published

2000-03-01

How to Cite

Falk, V., Diegeler, A., Walther, T., Jacobs, S., Raumans, J., & Mohr, F. W. (2000). Total Endoscopic Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting . The Heart Surgery Forum, 3(1), E29-E31. Retrieved from https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/6393

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2000)

Section

Article
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