This video demonstrates that repeat right axillary thoracotomy is safe and feasible, even in redo settings, as it maintains cosmetic superiority and facilitates rapid functional recovery while achieving the anatomical repair as needed.
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Minimally Invasive
September 23, 2025
September 17, 2025
This video demonstrates how to use visual cues to compensate for the lack of tactile feedback during robotic pulmonary resections, enabling the accurate identification of lesions despite the absence of physical palpation.
September 12, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. Danny Ramzy, professor and chief of cardiac surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, delivered a presentation titled “Robotic Myectomy: Transaortic Approach.”
September 11, 2025
This video demonstrates the application of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in patients with tetralogy of Fallot requiring multiple intracardiac repairs.
September 11, 2025
This single-center study assessed the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS-CABG) via left minithoracotomy in obese patients (BMI ≥30) compared to nonobese controls. Among 279 patients (2015–2023), 56 were obese.
September 4, 2025
This video demonstrates a clinical case presentation of totally endoscopic mitral valve replacement with tricuspid valve repair in a patient with an unpredictable adhesive process in the pericardium.
September 4, 2025
As minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) continues to gain acceptance, concomitant tricuspid valve (TV) repair in patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is increasingly encountered.
September 3, 2025
This video demonstrates a direct arterial and venous cannulation technique through a thoracotomy without compromising the results, which can be safely applied to both pediatric and adult populations.
September 3, 2025
This video demonstrates the technique of atrial septal defect closure through a right lateral thoracotomy.
September 2, 2025
This video demonstrates a redo aortic valve replacement via partial upper resternotomy in a 72-year-old male patient.