We present our perioperative minimally invasive spine surgery technique using intraoperative computed tomography image-guided navigation for the treatment of various lumbar spine pathologies. We present an illustrative case of a patient undergoing minimally invasive percutaneous posterior spinal fusion assisted by the O-arm system with navigation. We discuss the literature and the advantages of...

I read with great interest Herbert A. Goldfarb and Nicole J. Fanarijan’s article (Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal myomectomy: a case report and literature review. JSLS. 2001;5:81-85). The aim of this article was to present a new minimally invasive technique, laparoscopic-assisted vaginal myomectomy (LAVM), used for removing multiple transmural uterine myomas and faciliting uterine suturing. First...

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting utilising an anterior mini-thoracotomy has traditionally been limited to surgical revascularisation for single or double vessel coronary disease. The widespread use of percutaneous coronary intervention has further limited the use of this technique. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting offers the advantage of avoidin...

Recovering tissue deformation during robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery is an important step towards motion compensation and stabilization. This paper presents a practical strategy for dense 3D depth recovery and temporal motion tracking for deformable surfaces. The method combines image rectification with constrained disparity registration for reliable depth estimation. The accuracy a...

Revisions of fractured, uncemented and extensively porous-coated femoral stems are challenging. In this article, we report three cases of revision surgeries for broken, cementless, and extensively porous-coated femoral stems with Solution stems (DePuy, Warsaw, Indiana). In all cases, minimally invasive endofemoral revision was successfully performed without femoral osteotomy or cortical fenestr...

We describe a novel minimally invasive technique, transapical transcatheter device closure of relapse left ventricular diverticulum (LVD) under transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance. The patient previously underwent LVD primary repair and mitral valvular replacement. The anatomical characteristics of the relapse LVD and its adjacent structures are detailedly delineated by echocardiogr...