Pro: Robotic Surgery Is the Preferred Technique for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

Abstract

OBOTICALLY ASSISTED totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) surgery represents the most advanced procedural development in the field of minimally invasive coronary artery surgery. TECAB surgery is an innovative surgical procedure that utilizes robotic technology to perform the entire coronary revascularization endoscopically in the closed chest. Robotic coronary artery surgery encompasses utilization of robotic assistance in varying degrees from robotically-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) procedures to TECAB. MIDCAB procedures involve harvesting of the internal mammary artery (IMA) robotically with the coronary anastomoses being performed through a small minithoracotomy under direct visualization. In TECAB procedures, IMA harvesting as well as the coronary anastomoses are performed in a closed chest with robotic assistance through small ports, making this procedure truly minimally invasive.