Mitral valve surgery is the most commonly performed robotically-assisted cardiac surgical procedure. The robotic approach evolved from minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, which was performed via right mini-anterolateral thoracotomy either under direct vision or with endoscopic visualization. The da VinciTM Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnydale, CA) has been used in several robotic cardiac surgical centers to successfully perform mitral valve surgery. This video article provides a detailed description of our current approach to performing complex mitral valve surgery using the da VinciTM system.
Cite this article as: Bush B, Nifong LW, Alwair H, Chitwood WR Jr. Video-atlas on robotically assisted mitral valve surgery. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2013;2(6):846-848. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2013.10.03
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