Cardiac Herniation After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac herniation after minimally invasive cardiac surgery: an unusual potentially lethal complication.

A 37-year-old woman was referred to our institution for minimally invasive surgical repair of a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the right upper pulmonary vein into the superior vena cava and a sinus venosus atrial septal defect. Diagnosis was refined on admission. The patient received routine preparation in the operating room by oral intubation, right radial arterial line, and ...

Gallbladder herniation after minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery.

A 79-year old male with lung nodules on chest computed tomography underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic-surgical middle lobe wedge resection, with pathology proven adenosquamous carcinoma. Repeat video-assisted thoracoscopic-surgical-biopsy was performed for recurrent disease. Subsequent staging computed tomography revealed herniation of the gallbladder through the abdominal wall (Figs 1 and 2...

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery defined.

There is no operation as complex, yet as fundamentally unchanged over time, as conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This remarkable achievement is attributed to the operation's adaptability to a wide variety of clinical settings; its reproducibility, although performed by surgeons all across the world; and its proved track record for safety and effectiveness. A monumental effort...

Future of minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

Retracted: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in China: Multi-Center Experience

On Authors request: "Wrong total number of cases selected in the article, wrong number of cases in the minimally invasive surgery, and there are errors in the hospital complications" Reference: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in China: Multi-Center Experience Kun Hua, Yang Zhao, Ran Dong, Taoshuai Liu Med Sci Monit 2018;24: 421-426 10.12659/MSM.905408.