Total endoscopic repair of a pediatric atrial septal defect using the da Vinci robot and hypothermic fibrillation.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg

Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center, 1001 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC, USA.

Published: December 2007

Computerized robotic enhancement has recently emerged as a promising technology to facilitate minimally invasive cardiac surgery. We report the first totally endoscopic closure of an atrial septal defect in a child using the da Vinci robot and hypothermic fibrillation.

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