This video demonstrates a patient who underwent a Bentall procedure via a minimally invasive right anterior minithoracotomy.
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Thoracotomy
October 16, 2025
This study analyzed 159 patients with mediastinal benign teratomas across five hospitals from 2014–2024, comparing subxiphoid thoracoscopic surgery with other surgical approaches. Among the 26 patients undergoing subxiphoid surgery, the median operative time was 80 minutes with 20mL of blood loss and 100 percent complete resection rates.
October 2, 2025
This study analyzed data from the UK Mini Mitral trial, which compared recovery in patients undergoing either a sternotomy or a minimally invasive thoracoscopically-guided right minithoracotomy procedure for mitral valve repair, using wrist-worn triaxial accelerometers to track physical activity and sleep.
September 25, 2025
This video demonstrates a detailed technique to close the left atrial appendage through a right minithoracotomy.
September 23, 2025
This video demonstrates that repeat right axillary thoracotomy is safe and feasible, even in redo settings, as it maintains cosmetic superiority and facilitates rapid functional recovery while achieving the anatomical repair as needed.
September 11, 2025
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery provides significant advantages for complex pulmonary resections such as high-definition 3D visualization and enhanced precision, resulting in reduced morbidity and quicker recovery compared to open thoracotomy.
September 11, 2025
This single-center study assessed the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS-CABG) via left minithoracotomy in obese patients (BMI ≥30) compared to nonobese controls. Among 279 patients (2015–2023), 56 were obese.
September 3, 2025
This video demonstrates the technique of atrial septal defect closure through a right lateral thoracotomy.
August 28, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical technique of pneumopexy to prevent lung torsion after open right upper lobectomy in a patient with adenocarcinoma, highlighting the intraoperative steps, postoperative recovery, and the rationale for addressing a gap in the published literature.
July 25, 2025
In this video, Dr. Farhad Bakhtiary explains why he uses an endoscopic approach for aortic valve replacement during the 2023 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting.