Robotic Total Endoscopic Coronary Bypass in 570 Patients: Impact of Anastomotic Technique in 2 Eras

Author(s):  
Husam H. Balkhy ◽  
Sarah M. Nisivaco ◽  
Makoto Hashimoto ◽  
Gianluca Torregrossa ◽  
Kaitlin Grady
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Tamás Ruttkay ◽  
László Bárány ◽  
András Grimm ◽  
Lajos Patonay ◽  
Örs Petneházy ◽  
...  

Introduction Many coronary anastomotic devices have been designed to replace manual stitching in coronary surgery; however, interestingly, none of them became widespread. Our aim was to work out an easy and fast endoluminal vessel-to-vessel stent bridge distal anastomotic technique. Materials and methods Ten coronary arteries of eight fresh human hearts were used in this study. The anastomosis was performed with the implantation of a graft vessel into the lumen of the coronary artery by performing stent fixation. The technique is described and photo documented in detail. The durability and the conductibility of the anastomosis were examined with intraluminal endoscopy, functional streaming test, and a coloring of the vessels. Results The anastomosis had great results in all cases. Obstruction, dissection, or dislocation of the vessels was not observable. Conclusions This study confirmed the ex-vivo feasibility of the described technique. This method can be an easy, fast, and reliable method applied in the endoscopic distal coronary artery anastomosis surgery. The development of stents adapted to this method and the in-vivo testing of this technique are necessary for the future.


2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valavanur A. Subramanian ◽  
James D. Fonger ◽  
Mark W. Connolly

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Schönebeck ◽  
B Reiter ◽  
O Haye ◽  
D Böhm ◽  
M Ismail ◽  
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