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Feasibility of a sutureless anastomotic technique in robot-assisted vascular surgery

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: While other specialties embraced robotic technology, vascular surgery was revolutionized by endovascular techniques. The combination of open surgical techniques with endovascular solutions became standard practice; however, it is considered an unexplored frontier in the evolving field of robotic vascular procedures. One of the criticisms against robotics is the difficulty of vascular anastomosis. Hybrid grafts-although now discontinued-were once used for sutureless vascular anastomosis during open reconstructions. This article evaluates the feasibility of a sutureless anastomotic technique by reincarnating the idea of the hybrid vascular graft: a PTFE graft connected to a self-expanding covered stent.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.101836

Authors: Balazs C. Lengyel, Charudatta S. Bavare, Rebecca G. Swann, Ponraj Chinnadurai, Alan B. Lumsden

Institutions: Semmelweis University, Houston Methodist

Language: English

Topic: Vascular Procedures and Complications

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,250