When a surgery is well planned and the correct sequence of steps is followed, harvesting a skeletonized bilateral mammary artery through a minithoracotomy can be accomplished safely with good outcomes. This video is a step-by-step demonstration of how to harvest a skeletonized BIMA in MIDCAB. It placed third in the CTSNet 2024 Innovation Video Competition.
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Minimally Invasive
November 7, 2024
Aortic stenosis is the most prevalent valvular heart condition necessitating surgical intervention, with full sternotomy (FS) traditionally being the standard approach for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
November 7, 2024
This article explores the disparities in access to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on socioeconomic status.
November 6, 2024
This video demonstrates a novel minimally invasive surgical technique combining coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and mitral valve replacement through a single left anterior minithoracotomy in a 74-year-old patient with severe cardiovascular issues. Watch this video, which placed second in the CTSNet 2024 Innovation Video Competition now.
November 4, 2024
This video demonstrates a bi-portal VATS lower lobectomy that has been performed using the ArtiSential Bipolar Precise Dissector.
October 25, 2024
At the Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Technologies International Society 2024 conference, Dr. Pietro Giorgio Malvindi delivered a presentation on minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) in ERAS.
October 18, 2024
At the MiECTiS 2024 conference, leading surgeons delivered presentations on the penetration of MiECC. The leading surgeons include H. Jenni and Tatiana Averina.
October 11, 2024
Neonatal epicardial pacemaker implantation is a necessary surgery due to the lack of transcatheter options for neonates. Congenital and post-surgical heart blocks in the neonatal population can only be treated by surgical intervention. The authors present the technical aspects of surgical implantation of an epicardial pacemaker.
October 4, 2024
The authors demonstrate their direct arterial and venous cannulation through a right anterior thoracotomy technique for aortic valve replacement without compromising results.
October 3, 2024
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) complicates mitral valve surgery and often necessitates mitral valve replacement (MVR) due to challenges in valvular repair. Traditional methods for addressing MAC involve extensive debridement, which can increase perioperative risks.