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. 2022 Sep;19(3):158-160.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2022.119766. Epub 2022 Oct 6.

Bilateral internal mammary artery in coronary artery bypass grafting using the latest da Vinci Xi robot

Radosław Smoczyñski  1 , Jakub Staromłyñski  1 , Maciej Bartczak  1 , Mariusz Kowalewski  1 , Tomasz Pawłowski  2 , Robert Gil  2 , Dominik Drobiñski  1 , Zbigniew Król  1 , Waldemar Wierzba  1 , Piotr Suwalski  1
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Bilateral internal mammary artery in coronary artery bypass grafting using the latest da Vinci Xi robot

Radosław Smoczyñski et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2022 Sep.
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The authors report no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopic view of the two harvested internal mammary arteries (A); coronary angiography with anastomosis of RIMA to LAD (B) and LIMA to OM (C)
Figure 2
Figure 2
View of working arms of da Vinci Xi robot (A); scars after da Vinci Xi robotic surgery (B)
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