There is no operation as complex, yet as fundamentally unchanged over time, as conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This remarkable achievement is attributed to the operation's adaptability to a wide variety of clinical settings; its reproducibility, although performed by surgeons all across the world; and its proved track record for safety and effectiveness. A monumental effort...

Address correspondence to Dr. David Samadi, Department of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1480, New York NY 10029 USA High body mass index does not affect outcomes following robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy Daniel J. Moskovic, MA, Hugh J. Lavery, MD, Jamil Rehman, MD, Fatima Nabizada-Pace, MPH, Jonathan Brajtbord, David B. Samadi, MD Department...

1. Which of the following statements regarding surgery for morbid obesity is correct? (A) Average 30-day mortality ranges from 0.1% to 1.1% (B) Among major comorbidities that are resolved or improved by surgery, obstructive sleep apnea is least frequently affected (C) Compared with an open approach, laparoscopic gastric bypass is associated with lower incidence of incisional hernias and higher ...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is rising in popularity. It offers well-known benefits to the patient. However, restricted access to the surgical site and gas insufflation into the body cavities may result in severe complications. From the anaesthetic point of view MIS poses unique challenges associated with creation of pneumoperitoneum, carbon dioxide absorption, specific positioning and moni...

Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2013;2(6):857 www.annalscts.com Background The mitral valve controls the direction and flow of blood through the left chambers of the heart. If the valve becomes too hard (calcified) and too narrow (stenosis), flow will be reduced; if the valve becomes too loose, flow might travel backwards (regurgitation). Abnormal blood flow will force the heart to work harder, eventuall...

In this paper, we describe an ongoing collaborative research project between the Universities of California at Berkeley and San Francisco with Endorobotics Corporation to develop milli-robotic tools for remote, minimally invasive surgery. We describe the limitations of current surgical practice and then describe the technological and scientific issues involved in building a telesurgical worksta...

Minimally invasive surgery has been utilized in the field of obstetrics and gynecology as far back as the 1940s when culdoscopy was first introduced as a visualization tool. Gynecologists then began to employ minimally invasive surgery for adhesiolysis and obtaining biopsies but then expanded its use to include procedures such as tubal sterilization (Clyman (1963), L. E. Smale and M. L. Smale (...

Throughout history, surgeons have been on a quest to refine the surgical treatment options for their patients and to minimize operative trauma. During the last three decades, there have been tremendous advances in the field of minimally invasive colorectal surgery, with an explosion of different technologies and approaches offered to treat well-known diseases. Laparoscopic surgery has been show...

OBJECTIVE As the use of minimally invasive surgery in cardiothoracic surgery increases, so does the need for simulation and training. We developed a heart model for simulation and training of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, particularly minimally invasive mitral valve repair using our new three-dimensional printing system. METHODS Digital imaging and communication in medicine data from pa...

OBJECT Postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) have been reported after 2-6% of spinal surgeries in most large series. The incidence of SSI can be < 1% after decompressive procedures and > 10% after instrumented fusions. Anecdotal evidence has suggested that there is a lower rate of SSI when minimally invasive techniques are used. METHODS A retrospective review of prospectively collecte...