This article summarizes the current status of robotic approaches to mitral valve repair. The technique is suitable to all types of degenerative mitral valve disease, and the outcomes are similar to those for open repair.
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May 3, 2016
The authors report on the surgical approach and technique for using the da Vinci Xi and robotic stapler in three different general thoracic cases.
April 7, 2016
Franca Melfi of the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, discusses her 13 years of experience performing robotic thoracic surgery.
March 28, 2016
A refreshing , adequately supported by pragmatic imaging, 22 minute presentation from an Arizona meeting that many surgeons would find quite informative and educating. Dr.
March 8, 2016
This video shows a complex robotic-assisted mitral valve repair performed for active endocarditis with persistent bacteremia, fevers, and embolic neurologic events.
February 22, 2016
This video demonstrates the robotic approach for wedge resection, pleurectomy, and mechanical pleurodesis for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax.
February 6, 2016
NHS england carries out a series of consultations to guide national policy. Their recommendations are usually completely binding and result in policy change across the whole of the UK. Hospitals are unable to carry out operations for which they withdraw NHS funding.
November 16, 2015
In presentations recorded at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Johannes Bonatti, Franca Melfi, and Carlo Milli discuss topics in robotic cardiothoracic surgery.
November 11, 2015
This video demonstrates an example of a transabdominal approach for removing a large esophageal leiomyoma with the da Vinci robot system.
September 2, 2015
In this recent interview with Joel Dunning, Robert Cerfolio discusses his philosophies regarding thoracic surgery and life.