HOCM with a high intracavitary gradient is a challenging operation. The endoscopic transmitral approach provides the surgeon with better visualization of the hypertrophic muscle to be resected.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
November 18, 2015
This video entails a case report on a 35-year-old carrier of Hemophilia A with a mediastinal mass. The robotic procedure and perioperative management are discussed.
October 29, 2015
Fred Mohr of the Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany, discusses the benefits of using a ministernotomy approach to aortic valve surgery.
September 21, 2015
In this video, the authors demonstrate their first robotic left pneumonectomy for a pT2N1 neoplasm.
September 1, 2015
In this video, the authors demonstrate a left 3-arm robotic approach for extended thymectomy.
August 26, 2015
Vinod Thourani, Michael Mack, Wilson, Szeto, Eric Roselli, and Gorav Ailawadi discuss percutaneous mitral valve repair at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting.
August 5, 2015
This video demonstrates a robotic left middle lobectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis.
July 14, 2015
Intraoperative events during VATS lobectomy should be expected. The management of these events is critical to achieving a good patient outcome. This video advocates for a preventative strategy, practicing event management, and communicating specific skills to address intraoperative events such as pulmonary artery bleeding.
June 15, 2015
This video documents the author's technique for robotic diaphragm plication.
June 9, 2015
This group has operated on 5 patients using a totally endoscopic technique for Aortic Valve replacement. See how in this article