Previous Reports of Laparoscopy on MCS Device Operation
Caceres (2013, n=1)12 HMII LVAD Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Nayak (2013, n=1)13 HMII LVAD Left nephroureterectomy
Kartha (2008, n=1)14 HMII LVAD Cholecystectomy
Sathishkumar (2012, n=1)15 HMII LVAD Ileocolectomy
Eck (2014, n=2)16 HMII LVAD Cholecystectomy
Samoukovic (2011, n=1)17 HMII LVAD Splenectomy
Nissen (2005, n=1)18 ParacorporealBiVAD Cholecystectomy
Brown (2009, n=3)9 HMII LVAD Cholecystectomy, appendectomy (2)
Prendergast (1996, n=1)19 Abiomed BVS 5000 BiVAD Diagnostic laparoscopy
Votapka (1994, n=1)20 Thoratec LVAD Cholecystectomy
Table 4: Reports of laparoscopy performed in patients with mechanical circulatory support.