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Total robotic-enhanced pericardiectomy for effusive pericarditis

^a Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
^b Institute for Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +41-1-255-3679; fax: +41-1-255-4446
oliver.reuthebuch{at}chi.usz.ch

With the DaVinci^® Robot only recently in clinical use, limitations of video-assisted thoracoscopy could dissapear due to Endo-Wrist^® features, tremor cancellation and three-dimensional view. This report describes the total endoscopic pericardiectomy successfully achieved with robotic assistance in a 50-year-old man suffering from effusive pericarditis.

Key Words: Minimally invasive surgery; Robotics; Pericardiectomy

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