Laparoscopically assisted total daVinci aorto bifemoral graft bypass with a unique system of graft delivery

B D Martinez; P M George; A Ameer; A M Gerhardinger; J T Moses; J M Hansen

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2008.04.016

Laparoscopically assisted total daVinci aorto bifemoral graft bypass with a unique system of graft delivery

Ann Vasc Surg. 2009 Mar;23(2):255.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.04.016. Epub 2008 Jul 26.

Authors

B D Martinez¹, P M George, A Ameer, A M Gerhardinger, J T Moses, J M Hansen

Affiliation

¹ Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery Department, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43608, USA. bmartinez.md@juno.com

PMID: 18657387
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.04.016

Abstract

We report the first known example of a fully robotic aortobifemoral graft and aortic endarterectomy using the daVinci Surgical System and a unique method for graft delivery using the Endo-Vein Harvester.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta / pathology
Aorta / surgery*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / pathology
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Endarterectomy
Equipment Design
Femoral Artery / pathology
Femoral Artery / surgery*
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design
Surgery, Computer-Assisted*
Suture Techniques
Tissue and Organ Harvesting / instrumentation
Treatment Outcome