Median sternotomy

Computer-enhanced “robotic” cardiac surgery: Experience in 148 patients

F. Mohr, Volkmar Falk, Anno Diegeler, Thomas Walther, Jan Gummert, Jan Bucerius, R Autschbach

Citations: 389 • 2001

Robotic repair of posterior mitral valve prolapse versus conventional approaches: Potential realized

Tomislav Mihaljević, Craig M. Jarrett, A. Marc Gillinov, Sarah Williams, Pierre A. DeVilliers, William J. Stewart, Lars G. Svensson, Joseph F. Sabik, Eugene H. Blackstone

Citations: 240 • 2010

Robotic mitral valve repairs in 300 patients: A single-center experience

W. Randolph Chitwood, Evelio Rodríguez, Michael Chu, Ansar Hassan, T. Bruce Ferguson, Paul Vos, L. Wiley Nifong

Citations: 187 • 2008

Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting on cardiopulmonary bypass with robotically enhanced telemanipulation: Report of forty-five cases

Sait Mesut Doğan, Tayfun Aybek, E. Andreßen, Christian Byhahn, S. Mierdl, K. Westphal, G. Matheis, Anton Moritz, Gerhard Wimmer‐Greinecker

Citations: 181 • 2002

The Golden Age of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery: Current and Future Perspectives

Alexander Iribarne, Rachel Easterwood, Edward Y. Chan, Jonathan Yang, Lori Soni, Mark J. Russo, Craig R. Smith, Michael Argenziano

Citations: 155 • 2011

Evolution of mitral valve surgery: toward a totally endoscopic approach

Jason E. Felger, W. Randolph Chitwood, L. Wiley Nifong, D. Holbert

Citations: 140 • 2001

Robotic techniques improve quality of life in patients undergoing atrial septal defect repair

Jeffrey A. Morgan, Joy Peacock, Takushi Kohmoto, Mauricio Garrido, Bella Schanzer, Aftab R. Kherani, Deon W. Vigilance, Faisal H. Cheema, Sadi Kaplan, Craig R. Smith, Mehmet C. Öz, Michael Argenziano

Citations: 116 • 2004

Technique of closed chest coronary artery surgery on the beating heart

U. Kappert

Citations: 96 • 2001

Mitral valve repair robotic versus sternotomy☆

Thierry Folliguet, Fabrice Vanhuyse, X CONSTANTINO, M REALLI, F Laborde

Citations: 87 • 2006

Fifteen-year experience with minimally invasive approach for reoperations involving the mitral valve

Joseph M. Arcidi, Evelio Rodríguez, Joseph R. Elbeery, L. Wiley Nifong, Jimmy T. Efird, W. Randolph Chitwood

Citations: 79 • 2012

Totally endoscopic atrial septal repair in adults with computer-enhanced telemanipulation

Gerhard Wimmer‐Greinecker, Tayfun Aybek, Mohammad Fawad Khan, Stephan Mierdl, Christian Byhahn, Anton Moritz

Citations: 78 • 2003

Surgical management of cervico-mediastinal goiters: Our experience and review of the literature

Vincenzo Giuseppe Di Crescenzo, Mario Vitale, Luca Valvano, Filomena Napolitano, Alessandro Vatrella, Pio Zeppa, Gaetano De Rosa, Bruno Amato, Paolo Laperuta

Citations: 75 • 2015

Development of Robotic Enhanced Endoscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

Utz Kappert, Jens Schneider, Romuald Cichoń, Vassilios Gulielmos, Sems‐Malte Tugtekin, Joachim Nicolai, Klaus Matschke, Stephan Schueler

Citations: 74 • 2001

Initial prospective multicenter clinical trial of robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting

Ralph J. Damiano, Harold A. Tabaie, Michael J. Mack, James R. Edgerton, C Mullangi, W.Peter Graper, Sunil Prasad

Citations: 74 • 2001

Contrasting effect of different cardiothoracic operations on echocardiographic right ventricular long axis velocities, and implications for interpretation of post-operative values

Beth Unsworth, Roberto Casula, Hemang Yadav, Resham Baruah, Alun D. Hughes, Jamil Mayet, Dárrel P. Francis

Citations: 66 • 2011

Should a video-assisted mini-thoracotomy be the approach of choice for reoperative mitral valve surgery?

Gil Bolotin, Alan P. Kypson, Clifton C. Reade, Victor F Chu, William L Freund, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood

Citations: 64 • 2004

A comparison of three approaches for the treatment of early-stage thymomas: robot-assisted thoracic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery, and median sternotomy

Liqiang Qian, Xiaoke Chen, Jia Huang, Lin Hao, Feng Mao, Xiaojing Zhao, Qingquan Luo, Zhengping Ding

Citations: 63 • 2017

Video-Assisted Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery: From Debut To RoutineSurgery. Will Trocar-Port-Access Cardiac Surgery Ultimately Lead to Robotic Cardiac Surgery?

Hugo Vanermen, Francis Wellens, Raf De Geest, Frank Van Praet

Citations: 61 • 1999

Mitral valve repair: Robotic and other minimally invasive approaches

Mateo Marín-Cuartas, Hoda Javadikasgari, Bettina Pfannmueller, Joerg Seeburger, A. Marc Gillinov, Rakesh M. Suri, Michael A. Borger

Citations: 60 • 2017

Robotic cardiac surgery

Eric J. Lehr, Evelio Rodríguez, W. Randolph Chitwood

Citations: 58 • 2010