Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy (G-TART) has undergone significant refinement through the adoption of novel strategies to enhance surgical precision and safety. In this paper, we describe a novel technique that integrates dynamic endoscop...
Background/Objectives: Currently, the transfemoral approach is recognized as the primary method for accessing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, alternative techniques are needed when the transfemoral access is not suitable. We...
Background and Objectives: Transaxillary access is one of the latest innovations for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MICS-AVR). This study compares clinical performance in a large transaxillary MICS-AVR group to a propensity-matched ster...
The occurrence of significant pain and paresthesia after robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy has been reported, and some patients experience chronic symptoms even three months after surgery. This study scrutinized the effects of deep neuromusc...
Background: Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) via transaxillary access, right anterior thoracotomy (RAT), and ministernotomy has matured from niche innovation to guideline-endorsed standard, yet comparative data remain heterogeneous...
Background: Minimally invasive approaches for combined aortic valve and ascending aortic surgery remain challenging. We report a case of utilizing a transaxillary approach (TAX) in combination with the RAM® system. Methods: A 65-year-old male pre...
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate postoperative outcomes following transaxillary first rib resection with concomitant anterior scalenotomy (Roos procedure) for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, using an ambispective design with a standa...
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Background: The aim of our study was to determine the feasibility and efficacy of transaxillary (TAX) TAVI in patients not eligible for the transfemoral route. Methods: This is a retrospective study of a single center. We analysed 262 patients treate...
Thyroid cancer in children is very uncommon. For pediatric thyroid cancer, robotic surgery has served as a minimally invasive surgical alternative to conventional open surgery. Our study aimed to evaluate the results of robotic versus open surgical t...
Background/Objectives: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is often avoided in patients with obesity due to exposure and surgical access concerns. Nonetheless, these patients have elevated periprocedural risks. Minimally invasive transaxillary aortic...
(1) Background: Right anterior thoracotomy (RAT-AVR) has been the sole established sternum-sparing technique for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MICS-AVR) thus far. Nevertheless, transaxillary access, known as Minimally Invasive Cardiac...
Few studies have examined the clinical utility of ultrasonography-guided pectoralis nerve block II (PECS II) during wide flap dissection of a robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT). We assessed the ability of PECS II to reduce postoperativ...
Abstract: Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the treatment of choice for symptomatic aortic stenosis in patients with moderate to high surgical risk. When transfemoral access is unsuitable, alternative routes such as transa...
Background/Objectives: Transaxillary access (TAx) is an established alternative to transfemoral access (TF) for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with unfavorable iliofemoral anatomy. While TAx-TAVI has been increasingly adop...
Background and Objectives: Recently, the single-port (SP) robotic system was introduced for minimally invasive operative techniques. Thus, this study aimed to validate the safety and feasibility of SP trans-axillary robotic thyroidectomy (SP-TART) th...
Background and Objectives: Transaxillary access is a straightforward “single incision—direct vision” concept, based on a 5 cm skin incision in the right anterior axillary line. It is suitable for aortic, mitral and tricuspid surgery...
Background: Catheter ablation of right anterior, anterior–lateral, and anterior–septal accessory pathways is still challenging in children, even after seminal improvements in mapping and catheter design over the last years. The trans-jugu...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as an alternative treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis regardless of surgical risk, particularly in those with a high and prohibitive risk. Since the advent of TAVR, trans...
Thyroid cancer is among the most common endocrine malignancies, necessitating effective surgical interventions. Traditional open cervicotomy has long been the standard approach for thyroidectomy. However, the advent of robotic surgery has introduced...
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has revolutionised the management of severe aortic stenosis, particularly for patients deemed high risk or inoperable for traditional surgical aortic valve replacement. The transfemoral approach is the p...
Background and Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to assess brachial plexus decompression throughout the sequential stages of the Roos procedure and to elucidate the role of first rib resection in the surgical management of Thoracic...
(1) Background: Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the standard treatment for most patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Intravascular lithotripsy may facilitate transfemoral TAVI (IVL-TAVI) even in pat...
Objective: As percutaneous mitral valve techniques become more prevalent, it is important to evaluate the contemporary outcomes of surgical mitral valve interventions. This study assessed the current results and procedural trends of mitral valve surg...
Background: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is an uncommon condition defined by the compression of neurovascular structures within the thoracic outlet. When conservative management strategies fail to alleviate symptoms, surgical decompression becomes...
Background and Objectives: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is an established approach for the treatment of heart valve pathologies and is associated with excellent technical and early postoperative outcomes. Data from medium- and long-term longitu...
Pediatric thyroid cancer more frequently develops cervical node metastasis than adult thyroid cancer, even in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Thus, cervical neck dissection often needs to be performed simultaneously with thyroidectomy in pedi...
Thyroid cancer is the most common cancer of the endocrine system, and, in recent years, there has been a phenomenon of overdiagnosis followed by subsequent overtreatment. This results in an increasing number of thyroidectomy complications being faced...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was introduced in 2002 and has become integral in the management of aortic stenosis. As an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement, it relies heavily on safe access to the aortic annulus for impl...
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) describes a set of disorders that arise from compression of the neurovascular structures that exit the thorax and enter the upper extremity. This can present as one of three subtypes: neurogenic, venous, or arterial. Th...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has replaced surgical aortic valve replacement as the new gold standard in elderly patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. However, alongside this novel approach, new complications emerged that requir...
Breast augmentation can cause severe postoperative pain, leading to an increased length of hospital stay. Postoperative pain management following breast surgery has traditionally involved intravenous and oral analgesics. However, the misuse of opioid...
Background: To assess the safety and effectiveness of transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT) in thyroid tumor. Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Cochrane database, and Google Scholar up to June 2022. Studies comparing outcomes and comp...
The use of percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS), such as intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella, TandemHeart and VA-ECMO, in the setting of cardiogenic shock or in protect percutaneous coronary intervention (protect-PCI) is rapidly increasi...
A growing body of evidence suggests that extrathoracic vascular accesses for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) yield favorable outcomes and can be considered as primary alternatives when the gold-standard transfemoral access is contraindi...
Aims: We report 30-day, 1-year, and 3-year outcomes for a new TAVR programme that used five different transcatheter heart valve (THV) systems. Methods: From 2014 to 2020, 122 consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) received TAVR based o...