RT Book, Section A1 Chitwood, Jr., W. Randolph A1 Robinson, Barbara A1 Nifong, L. Wiley A2 Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 Adams, David H. SR Print(0) ID 1144165435 T1 Minimally Invasive and Robotic Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery T2 Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071844871 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144165435 RD 2024/03/29 AB Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIS) refers to a collection of techniques and operation-specific technologies, all of which are designed to lessen surgical trauma and improve clinical outcomes. In the last 20 years, enhanced visualization and instrumentation as well as modified perfusion and aortic occlusion methods have propelled the development of MIS operations. Cohn and Cosgrove (1996) first modified cardiopulmonary bypass techniques to enable safe, effective, minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery.1–3 Concurrently, innovative port-access methods, using endo-aortic balloon occlusion, were proven to be effective.4,5 Thereafter, video-assisted and robotic methods were developed and applied effectively by several surgical groups.