Abstract Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is the primary minimally invasive excise procedure for diagnostics of pulmonary lesions. However, these lesions can be difficult to localize during as lung collapses. Here we continue our study on use radio frequency technology directly VATS an intraoperative strategy location Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) simulations were used compare...

OBJECTIVE To measure the intra-sinus pressure and the maxillary sinus functional efficiency (MSFE) in individuals with chronic facial pain after conservative or conventional endoscopic maxillary surgery, as well as in controls. METHOD Sinus manometry was performed 5 times during inhalation. RESULTS The resemblance of pressure values comparing those treated with minimally invasive surgery an...

The treatment of patients with localized breast cancer has changed considerably over the past few decades. The next challenge is to use image-guided minimally invasive tumor ablation techniques. The fact that MRI is the most accurate imaging modality for visualization and delineation of breast tumor margins in three dimensions and provides MRI-based temperature mapping, makes it particularly ap...

Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is still a technically difficult procedure. The mechanical stabilizers used for local suppression of the heart excursion have been demonstrated to exhibit significant residual motion, which could lead to a lack of accuracy in performing the surgical task, particularly when using a minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approach. We therefore propose a n...

The advent of minimally invasive surgical techniques in the neonate has been delayed due to the limited working space and the unique physiology of the newborn. In the last decade, with the introduction of new instruments and techniques, many of the initial problems have been solved making minimally invasive surgery feasible for a variety of indications in the neonate and a favored approach in s...

When a new technology bursts on the horizon and reenergizes a field that has seemed to be flagging, as minimally invasive surgery has done for the field of general surgery, many enthusiasts rapidly embrace the discipline. Questions should arise, however, as to what novelty has really been introduced, where it should fit in our treatment of patients, and, when the dust settles, what alternatives...

OBJECTIVES We hypothesize that minimally invasive valve surgery in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is superior to the conventional median sternotomy approach. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 2846 consecutive surgery performed at our institution between January 2005 and September 2010, and identified 165 patients with COPD who underwent isolated valve surgery. In...

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...