Endoscopically assisted in situ lower extremity bypass graft: A preliminary report of a new minimally invasive technique

[A minimally invasive technique to repair pectus carinatum. Preliminary report].

The present report deals with a new technique for the correction of pectus carinatum. Although less frequent than pectus excavatum, this deformity leads to numerous consultations, as it is difficult to conceal and affects the personality and behavior of many young patients. We report the case of a 13-year-old boy with asymmetrical pectus carinatum. The chest wall was compressible, so the protru...

Minimally invasive total splenectomy in dogs: A clinical report

Cases of minimally-invasive surgery are gaining acceptance among surgeons and animal owners. One type of minimally-invasive surgery is total splenectomy, which is indicated for splenic tumors, trauma, torsions, and for dogs that require blood transfusion. To assess the safety of the technique, experimental laparoscopic splenectomies were performed in dogs for the first time in Iran. Three adult...

Three-dimensional minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy: preliminary report

UNLABELLED Three-dimensional (3D) minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was carried out with a 4-mm, 3D 0-degree stereoscopic endoscope. The procedure was applied on 3 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and data were prospectively collected. Operative time for total thyroidectomy ranged from 72 to 90 minutes. Neither intra-nor post-operative complications were reported...

Clinical Results of Percutaneous Fixation of Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures: A Minimally Invasive Internal Fixation Technique

Background: The pelvic ring fractures (PRF) and acetabular fractures (AF) are among the major orthopedic injuriesassociated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Open surgical stabilization is the standard treatment for themajority of these complications. Percutaneous minimally invasive surgical stabilization of the fractures has become anaccepted treatment method for th...

robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery, a novel innovation in surgery