Robotic technology has been used in cardiovascular medicine since the late 1990s.
Interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, endovascular surgery, minimally invasive …

Robotic surgical devices have developed beyond the investigational stage and currently are
routinely used in minimally invasive general surgery, pediatric surgery, gynecology, urology …

Surgical repair of an atrial septal defect (ASD) is a safe and effective operation with little to
no morbidity and mortality. In an effort to reduce the trauma of surgery, current approaches …

Background European surgeons were the first worldwide to use robotic techniques in
cardiac surgery and major steps in procedure development were taken in Europe. After a …

Background Robotic surgery for gastric cancer patients has been increasing because of its
many advantages over conventional laparoscopic surgery. Despite the suggestion that …

The application of robotic technologies in cardiac surgery has provided the possibility for
minimally invasive access inside the thorax and avoidance of a median sternotomy. Given …

OBJECTIVE: The recent advent of robotically assisted surgery has enabled totally
endoscopic repair of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale. This study investigates …

OBJECTIVES Robotic technology has been applied to atrial septal defect (ASD) repair for
more than 10 years, but the number of cases reported is limited and results of long-term …

The concept of minimally invasive surgery for congenital heart disease in paediatric patients
is broad, and has the aim of reducing the trauma of the operation at each stage of …

Recognition of the significant advantages of minimizing surgical trauma has resulted in a
substantial increase in the number of minimally invasive (MI) cardiac surgical procedures …