A Simple And Safe Method Of Introduction Of Rita To The Left Thorax Via Transverse Sinus In Robotic-assisted Midcab
Takeo Tedoriya, MD, PhD, Masaomi Fukuzumi, Tadamasa Miyauchi, Yuko Gatate, Ryoi Okano.
Ageo Central General Hospital, Ageo, Saitama, Japan.
A flexible catheter is connected to the distal end of harvested RITA, then introduced by da Vinci forceps between the aorta and SVC to the transverse sinus. The tip of this catheter was picked up in the left thorax. Then, RITA was anastomosed after checking of free flow from RITA.
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