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Published on: May 11, 2018
A simple method for occlusion of both venae cavae in total cardiopulmonary bypass for robotic surgery
Ahmet Umit Gullu1, Sahin Senay, Muharrem Kocyigit
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. aumitgullu@yahoo.com
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|December 14, 2011
Abstract:
We describe a novel surgical technique for occlusion of the superior and inferior venae cavae which allows opening of the right atrium safely during robotic cardiac surgery.
