Thoracic surgery: is the future optimistic?

The future of thoracic surgery.

Thoracic surgery is taken to mean different things by different people. To some it is the surgery of the lungs, to others it is the surgery of the body from the clavicle above to the diaphragm below. My own interpretation has always been that it is the surgery of the body from the hyoid bone above to the umbilicus below. However it is defined it does usually depend upon some anatomical restrict...

[Impact of videothoracoscopic sympathectomy in thoracic surgery. Future considerations].

Surgery of the sympathetic nervous system has gained importance in recent times basically due to the good results of videothoracoscopic surgery for primary hyperhidrosis. It has gone from being an operation performed sporadically to one of the most requested in our area of expertise. With minimally invasive surgery, the morbidity has been reduced considerably and it has generated a call effect,...

Robotics in Spinal Surgery : The Future is

A spinal surgery has evolved, new techniques have been developed to address complex pathologies through smaller anatomical corridors, leading to better outcomes. Surgical procedures of the spine benefit from fine motor coordination, a highly experienced surgeon, and the best available technology,5,9,45 and it is clear that surgical robotic systems have established a foothold in medicine as an e...

Anterior Cervical Incision and Thoracotomy for Cervico-thoracic, Thoracic, and Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery: A Clinical Series

Introduction:Surgical treatment of diseases in cervicothoracic, thoracic and thoracolumbar regions can be a challenging issue. Cooperation of the thoracic surgeons and spine surgeons can improve the outcomes and decrease the complications of patients who underwent these approaches.Materials & Methods: The participants of this study consisted of seventeenpatients suffering from different types o...

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