Victoria M Gershuni, MS, James G Bittner Iv, MD, Jeffrey F Moley, MD, Mary Quasebarth, RN, L Michael Brunt, MD. Sections of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine Introduction: Adrenal myelolipoma (AM), comprised of fat and bone marrow elements, is a benign adrenal lesion […]
Amit Kaul, MD, Ulises Garza, MD, Angela Echeverria, MD, Felipe Maegawa, MD, Carlos Galvani, MD. Section of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona IntroductionSplenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are a rare entity, and commonly diagnosed incidentally. They are the third most common site of intra-abdominal aneurysms. Its association with pregnancy […]
Andreas Kiriakopoulos, MD, Dimitrios Linos, MD. Department of Surgery, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece Aim: Robotic – assisted thyroidectomy has been inadvertently associated with lengthy operative times mainly due to fussy robot preparation and docking maneuvers. We propose a purely endoscopic approach using a novel platform comparing its results with the former approach Patients and […]
Shalini Reddy, MD, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD. Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School Giant mediastinal parathyroid lesions (< 4cm) though rare, have been reported in the literature. The approach to these large lesions has primarily been via a throracotomy. This video demonstrates the thoracoscopic resection of one of the largest parathyroid lesions reported in […]
Hyun Koo Kim, Ho Kyung Sung, Hyun Joo Lee, Jiae Min, Young Ho Choi. College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital ABSTRACT Purpose: We performed video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy with two incisions for treatment of benign lung disease or primary lung cancer and evaluated the feasibility of this procedure. Methods: Fifty-two patients (male 35, […]