Minimal Access Cardiothoracic Surgery

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY General Aspects 1.ThoracoscopyA Historical Perspective 2.Preoperative Assessment for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) 3.Room Setup and Instrumentation 4.Anesthesia for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Strategic Planning for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Ethical Aspects of Introducing New Surgical Technology Pleural Diseases 7.Diagnostic Thoracoscopy for Pleural Disease 8.Empyema and Hemothorax 9.Chylothorax 10.Malignant Pleural Effusion Parenchymal Lung Diseases 11.Spontaneous Pneumothorax 12.Interstitial Lung Diseases 13.Thoracoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for End-Stage Emphysema 14.Pleuropulmonary Tuberculosis 15.Localization of Pulmonary Nodules 16Wedge Resection 17Anatomic Lung Resection 18Thoracoscopic Lobectomy with Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection or Sampling 19The Immune Response to Surgery: Conventional and VATS Lobectomy 20Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical Non-Rib-Spreading Simultaneously Stapled Lobectomy 21Resection for Pulmonary Metastases The Mediastinum 22Videomediastinoscopy 23Diagnostic Thoracoscopy for Mediastinal Masses 24Thoracoscopic Staging for Intrathoracic Malignancy 25Mediastinal Cysts 26Transcervical Approach to the Thymus 27Partial Sternotomy Approach to the Thymus 28Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis 29Posterior Mediastinal Masses 30Thoracoscopic Thoracic Sympathetectomy 31Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery 32Achalasia 33Esophageal Leiomyoma, Diverticulum, and Duplication Cyst 34Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy With Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy for Cancer 35Minimal Access Approach to Esophagectomy Miscellaneous Thoracoscopic Procedures 36Anesthetic Considerations for Pediatric Thoracoscopic Procedures 37Pediatric Minimal Access Cardiothoracic Surgery 38The Diaphragm 39Chest Trauma 40Spinal Deformities 41Thoracic First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 42Thoracoscopic Treatment of Hydatid Cysts of the Lung 43Complications and Pitfalls in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery 44Cost-Containment Strategies 45Endoscopic Fetal Surgery Endoscopy and Imaging 46Interventional Bronchoscopy 47Interventional Esophagoscopy 48Interventional Radiology in the Chest Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 49Pioneering Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery: A Historical Perspective 50Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass 51Preoperative Assessment for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 52Anesthetic Considerations for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 53Echocardiography in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 54Alternative Incisions for Cardiac Surgery 55Instrumentation for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 56Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass 57The H-Graft MIDCAB 58Combined Minimally Invasive Artery Bypass with AngioplastyAn Integrated Approach 59Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery 60Myocardial Function and Metabolism During Beating Heart Coronary Revascularization 61Cytokine Response to Off-Pump CABG 62Pharmacologic and Mechanical Stabilization During Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Surgery 63Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using the Octopus Device 64Limited Incision Coronary Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass Support 65Ministernotomy for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 66Port Access Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 67Hemopump: An Alternative to Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Coronary Surgery 68Reoperative Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB) Coronary Grafting 69Quality Assessment in Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 70Quality of Life Assessment in Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery Heart Valve Surgery 71Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery, the Cleveland Experience 72Video Assisted Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery 73Port-Access Heart Valve Surgery Miscellaneous Cardiac Procedures 74Minimally Invasive Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects 75Minimal Access Surgery for Patent Ductus Arteriosus 76Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization 77Minimally Invasive Saphenous Vein Harvesting 78Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pericardial Disease Future Technologies 79Robotic Surgery 80Alternative Techniques for Vascular Anastomoses 81Therapeutic Angiogenesis 82Future Directions in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Future Technologies for Surgical Applications