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Minimally Invasive

July 19, 2023
This video shows minimally invasive sleeve resection and reconstruction of the distal bronchus intermedius for a carcinoid tumor.
July 18, 2023
This video presents the use of indocyanine green (ICG) to localize and quantify thoracic duct leakage in real time during a thoracic duct ligation.
July 12, 2023
This video demonstrates multidisciplinary management of oligometastatic ALK+ NSCLC in a patient with advanced disease previously managed with targeted therapy and eventual left upper lobectomy who on follow-up was noted to have oligoprogressive disease.
July 11, 2023
This article proposes a set of new techniques for mitral valve repair that employ a running suture rather than individual cords. They follow landmarks such as papillary muscle tips and free leaflet edge running and commissure so that there is little space left for guessing.
July 10, 2023
Minimally invasive right pneumonectomy can be a complicated procedure, but in the absence of hilar involvement by both neoplasm and lymph nodes, it does not show considerable technical difficulties and is feasible for all surgeons with minimally invasive experience.
June 29, 2023
Recently, a minimal approach to transcatheter valve replacement using only local anesthesia has been used to promote a faster procedure and recovery time. With this lack of general anesthesia, however, comes more anxiety and the possibility of pain for patients.
June 29, 2023
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now a standard procedure for the treatment of symptomatic aortic valve stenosis in many patients.
June 28, 2023
This video describes a case of a carcinoid tumor of the middle lobe bronchus with involvement of the insertion of middle lobe, which was removed using a RATS lobectomy.
June 23, 2023
The first three cardiac catheterization surgeries at University of Ghana Medical Center were performed recently by a Ghanaian pediatric cardiac specialist. The procedures were performed on three children with three different heart conditions.

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