Minimally Invasive Surgery: Future developments

Future of minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

PRACTICAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY – Past, Present, Future

Considering all of the challenges faced by veterinary practices, it hardly seems worthwhile to consider adopting a new technology that involves capital expenditure, additional expense and learning curve and where the benefits of such an approach are difficult to document. (Freeman L. , 1999) Today, I hope to present a practical approach to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) from historical and fu...

Recent Developments in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Evolution or Revolution?

Intraluminal aortic clamping has been achieved until now by means of a sophisticated device consisting of a three-lumen catheter named Endoclamp, which allows at the same time occlusion of the aorta, antegrade delivering of cardioplegia, and venting through the aortic root. This tool has shown important advantages allowing aortic occlusion and perfusate delivering without a direct contact with ...

4th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery-IRAN

4th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery-IRAN

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Past, Present, and Future

A rapid progression from conventional open surgery to minimally invasive approaches in the surgical management of colorectal cancer has occurred over the last 2 decades. Initial concerns that this new approach was oncologically inferior to open surgery were ultimately refuted when several prospective randomized trials concluded that laparoscopic colectomy could achieve similar oncologic outcome...