A right thoracoscopic myotomy extending from the diaphragm to the thoracic inlet is the preferred procedure for patients who have nutcracker esophagus or diffuse esophageal spasm involving the ...

The minimally invasive nature of robotic thoracic procedures means that patients experience less pain post-surgery and require fewer pain medications, reducing the risk of opioid dependence and ...

Advancements in thoracic surgery and robotic-assisted procedures enable cardiothoracic surgeons to improve the treatment of ...

Robotic thoracic surgeries are now being performed at SGMC’s Dasher Heart Center by experienced cardiothoracic surgeon ...

(KPLC) - CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital is now offering a minimally-invasive heart surgery to treat blockage ... said Dr. Daniel Beckles, cardiothoracic surgeon at CHRISTUS Ochsner St ...

We expect to have greater results from single-port robotic thoracic ... and esophageal cancer surgery via single-port robotic surgery. The research team performed minimally invasive surgeries ...

Another minimally invasive option is percutaneous surgery, which may be recommended to remove very large kidney stones. "So we make a small incision, usually about the width of a finger ...

A Joint research team (Prof. Jun-hee Lee, Hyun-koo Kim, Jin-Wook Hwang, Jae-Ho Chung, the Department of Thoracic and ...

The Korea University team compared and analyzed the perioperative outcomes of 110 cases of robotic thymectomy.

The ports are removed under direct vision, and the thoracic wall is inspected for bleeding. As with laparoscopic Heller myotomy, delayed esophageal leakage is a common postoperative complication ...