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Minimally Invasive

July 10, 2024
This video presents a case of a robotic-assisted left lower lobectomy with intrapericardial pulmonary vein dissection and division for non-small cell lung cancer.
June 27, 2024
This video is a balanced, gripping presentation on an increasingly common emergency problem for the on-call cardiac surgeon. Professor Oo discusses the evolving landscape of surgery for acute De Bakey I and II pathologies of the aortic organ.
June 24, 2024
This video demonstrates a redo RATS pleural metastasectomy of type B3 Thymoma (Masaoka stage II) and plication of the left diaphragm in the same setting.
June 17, 2024
This video demonstrates a robotic assisted lobectomy for an endobronchial tumor and subsequent bronchial closure with two continuous absorbable barbed loop sutures.
June 11, 2024
This video presents a case of minimally invasive mitral valve replacement, left atrial appendage closure, and left atrium plication.
May 31, 2024
Four surgeons presented their biggest mistakes in CABG surgery and how they went about fixing them. They emphasized the importance of surgeons sharing their mistakes so others can learn from them.
May 29, 2024
This study evaluated the surgical and oncological results of RATS thymectomy to demonstrate the approach as technically safe with acceptable outcomes. Of 669 patients, complete thymectomy was performed in 98 percent of cases and in 8.5 percent of those cases, resection of surrounding structures was undertaken.
May 23, 2024
This retrospective study used KROK registry data from Poland between 2012 and 2022 to examine six-year survival after treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), comparing no treatment, surgical ablation (SA), left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), or SA plus LAAO. 33,949 patients were included in the final analysis.
May 23, 2024
The NOTION-2 trial aimed to compare transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in low-risk patients less than 75 years old, including with both tricuspid and bicuspid aortic stenosis (AS).
May 23, 2024
The authors describe modifications to the Z-POEM endoscopic myotomy procedure for Zenker's diverticulum, which they believe increases the effectiveness, safety, and durability of results with this technique.

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