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A first for the Diego Gonzalez Rivas Foundation mobile surgery unit as the team begins surgical treatments in Africa.
December 11, 2008
STSA Surgical Motion Picture 2008 Annual Meeting
December 8, 2008
Pulmonary sequestrations are rare congenital malformations of lung tissue that do not connect normally to the tracheobronchial tree and receive systemic blood supply … Although 10-15% of patients may remain asymptomatic, most experts recommend resection to establish a diagnosis and prevent future complications.
September 3, 2008
Introduction
August 21, 2008
This video shows an unusual approach robotically with the patient in the prone position for the intrathoracic dissection. The patient is then turned supine for the abdominal part of the procedure.