Check out this great website that shows how to do a subxiphoid CABG and also a Subxiphoid ASD.
Really interesting. What do you think ?
Since 1995, surgeons and industry have been working hard to develop less invasive methods to
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
May 12, 2015
This video demonstrates a peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).
May 4, 2015
Check out this great website, where a group of students in London took on a project to try to develop a depth sensing endoscope which will tell you how close your instruments are to tissues in the Thoracic cavity ( Much like a parking sensor in a car)
A glimpse of the future ?
Let these students know what you think
April 30, 2015
In this interview with Joel Dunning, Henrik Hansen discusses his 15 years of experience performing VATS lobectomies, and reflects on the current status of the approach.
April 28, 2015
You have heard of 4 port, 3 port, 2 port and now uniportal VATS lobectomy. You may have tried Robotic lobectomy. You may also have heard of subxiphoid only or TEMLA only lobectomy.
April 27, 2015
This video demonstrates an ASD closure via the transxiphoid approach, using a specially designed instrument for lifting the sternum anteriorly.
April 23, 2015
John Conte, Robbin Cohen, and Todd Rosengart discuss minimally invasive cardiac surgery at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting.
April 16, 2015
This feature length documentary takes an in-depth look at uniportal VATS, the relatively new procedure created by Diego Gonzalez Rivas. The film chronicles the development of the procedure, and follows Dr. Gonzalez Rivas as he introduces the minimally invasive technique to hospitals from the UK to China.
April 13, 2015
This video demonstrates a single-incision VATS (SIVATS) superior segmentectomy of the left lower lobe in a 49-year-old male patient.
April 7, 2015
In this interview, filmed at the 2015 STS Annual meeting, Joel Dunning and Shanda Blackmon discuss a variety of thoracic surgery topics.