Transxiphoid Hand-Assisted Videothoracoscopic Surgery

Mineo , Vincenzo Ambrogi , Davide Mineo and Eugenio Pompeo Transxiphoid Hand - Assisted Videothoracoscopic Surgery

Robotic-Assisted Videothoracoscopic Mediastinal Surgery.

BACKGROUND Tumors of the mediastinum as well as normal thymus glands in patients with myasthenia gravis have traditionally been resected using large and morbid incisions. However, robotic-assisted mediastinal resections are gaining popularity because of the many advantages that the robot provides. However, few comprehensive reviews of the literature on robotic-assisted mediastinal resections ex...

Robotic-Assisted Videothoracoscopic Surgery of the Lung.

BACKGROUND Despite initial concerns about the general safety of videothoracoscopic surgery, minimally invasive videothoracoscopic surgical procedures have advantages over traditional open thoracic surgery via thoracotomy. Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery has expanded to almost every surgical specialty, including thoracic surgery. Adding a robotic-assisted surgical system to a videoth...

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery.

HYPOTHESIS Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) has been proposed as a useful alternative to conventional open or laparoscopic surgery. However, most information is fragmented and comes from specific or selective indications. To assess the current situation of HALS, a general overview of the fields of application, results, and quality of the evidence of these results is necessary. DATA S...

Hand-assisted laparoscopic liver surgery.

HYPOTHESIS The hand-assisted laparoscopic technique may be applied to the treatment of liver tumors. DESIGN A case series with mean follow-up of 13 months. SETTING University-affiliated tertiary care center. PATIENTS A total of 15 patients with hepatic neoplasms underwent screening tests, including appropriate tumor marker analyses, abdominal sonography, and computed tomographic scan and,...