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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ali El-Sayed Ahmad, Saad Salamate, Farhad Bakhtiary
Summary: Since its introduction over 25 years ago, minimally invasive cardiac surgery has gained increasing interest from cardiac surgeons worldwide, particularly in the treatment of structural heart disease. The lessons learned from our extensive experience in endoscopic access via mini-thoracotomy are summarized in this study, aiming to enhance the safety and efficacy of this minimally invasive technique and serve as a guideline for newly established cardiac surgeons.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
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Surgery
Alessandro Esposito, Marco Ramera, Luca Casetti, Matteo De Pastena, Martina Fontana, Isabella Frigerio, Alessandro Giardino, Roberto Girelli, Luca Landoni, Giuseppe Malleo, Giovanni Marchegiani, Salvatore Paiella, Antonio Pea, Paolo Regi, Filippo Scopelliti, Massimiliano Tuveri, Claudio Bassi, Roberto Salvia, Giovanni Butturini
Summary: This study discusses and reports the trend, outcomes, and learning curve effect after minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) at two high-volume centres. The results show that surgical training of MIDP in high-volume centres is associated with acceptable rates of morbidity. The learning curve can be overcome by the efforts of the team, with improved outcomes in terms of operative time, morbidity rate, and length of stay as experience increases.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Paul L. Feingold, Darren S. Bryan, John Kuckelman, Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, Vivian Wang, Ashley Deeb, Jon Wee, Michael Jaklitsch, Margaret Blair Marshall
Summary: Despite improved outcomes, anastomotic strictures are still associated with minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE), especially in North America where there is limited research on this topic.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Chigozirim N. Ekeke, Gino M. Kuiper, James D. Luketich, Kristine M. Ruppert, Susan J. Copelli, Nicholas Baker, Ryan M. Levy, Omar Awais, Neil A. Christie, Rajeev Dhupar, Arjun Pennathur, Inderpal S. Sarkaria
Summary: The objective of this study is to compare the short-term and long-term outcomes of robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy and standard minimally invasive esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer. The results showed no significant differences in overall survival, disease-free survival, and major morbidity between the two surgeries. However, robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy had a higher lymph node yield.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Christopher P. Wang, Michael P. Rogers, Gregory Bach, Joseph Sujka, Rahul Mhaskar, Christopher DuCoin
Summary: The study found that a minimally invasive abdomen-only approach for esophageal resection in specific patient populations is as safe as a minimally invasive Ivor Lewis approach, with the added benefit of shorter operative duration.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
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Surgery
Wen-Quan Yu, Li-Xue Zhai, Guo-Dong Shi, Jia-Yu Tang, Hui-Jiang Gao, Yu-Cheng Wei
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcomes of TMIE and HMIE in Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. The results showed that TMIE had better short-term outcomes in terms of blood loss and postoperative complications compared to HMIE. Additionally, the HMIE group had higher pain scores and more patients requiring additional analgesia after surgery.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
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Surgery
Ahmed M. Ali, Katelynn C. Bachman, Stephanie G. Worrell, Kelsey E. Gray, Yaron Perry, Philip A. Linden, Christopher W. Towe
Summary: While RMIE and tMIE showed no difference in 90-day mortality and readmission rates, RMIE demonstrated better outcomes in terms of positive surgical margins, number of lymph nodes evaluated, and conversion to open rates.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Francisca dos S. Coelho, Diana E. Barros, Filipa A. Santos, Flavia C. Meireles, Francisca C. Maia, Rita A. Trovisco, Teresa M. Machado, Jose A. Barbosa
Summary: The paradigm of esophageal cancer treatment has shifted towards minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) over open esophagectomy (OE), with MIE showing trends towards decreased 30-day and 90-day postoperative mortality and fewer major cardiovascular and respiratory complications. Minor postoperative complications may also be reduced with MIE.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nikhil Panda, Larisa Shagabayeva, Cameron E. Comrie, Nicole Phan, Philicia Moonsamy, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Felix G. Fernandez, Christopher R. Morse
Summary: This study found that the costs of minimally invasive esophagectomy are mainly influenced by preoperative risk factors and postoperative outcomes. The main predictors of operative costs include age, body mass index, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, and year of surgery, while predictors of postoperative costs include postoperative renal failure, respiratory failure, pneumonia, and reoperation.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
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Immunology
Nuwadatta Subedi, Suraj Bhattarai, Alex Mremi, Gervais Ntakirutimana, Marie Claire Ndayisaba, Belson Rugwizangoga, Djibril Mbarushimana, Elisee Hategekimana, Vestine Tuyizere, Christina Paganelli
Summary: This article discusses the preparations, challenges, and lessons learned from implementing MITS in four study sites in Nepal, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Despite facing common challenges such as lack of infrastructure and acceptance of clinical autopsies, the study sites were able to conduct MITS successfully through sensitizing the community and medical staff. The quality of the procedures was satisfactory and was facilitated through organized capacity-building programs.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Oncology
E. Tagkalos, P. C. van der Sluis, F. Berlth, A. Poplawski, E. Hadzijusufovic, H. Lang, M. I. van Berge Henegouwen, S. S. Gisbertz, B. P. Mueller-Stich, J. P. Ruurda, M. Schiesser, P. M. Schneider, R. van Hillegersberg, P. P. Grimminger
Summary: This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing RAMIE and MIE as surgical treatments for resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction in the Western World. The primary outcome is the total number of resected lymph nodes in the abdomen and mediastinum per lymph node station.
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Surgery
Nicole Faermark, David Fuks, Alexandra Nassar, Jean-Marc Ferraz, Christian Lamer, Marine Lefevre, Brice Gayet, Stephane Bonnet
Summary: This study found that minimally invasive esophageal surgery (MIE) may have better outcomes in terms of lymph node harvest, especially for patients with T1 and T2 tumors and poor responders.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
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Surgery
Yehonatan Nevo, Alexander Calderone, Anitha Kammili, Cyril Boulila, Stephane Renaud, Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, Jonathan Spicer, Carmen Mueller, Lorenzo Ferri
Summary: The study developed a novel endoscopic approach to pyloromyotomy, which is a safe and quick technique with comparable outcomes to surgical pyloromyotomy in the setting of minimally invasive esophagectomy.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Eivind Gottlieb-Vedi, Joonas H. H. Kauppila, Fredrik Mattsson, Mats Lindblad, Magnus Nilsson, Pernilla Lagergren, Ioannis Rouvelas, Jesper Lagergren, FINEGO Grp
Summary: This study suggests that minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is associated with higher 5-year survival compared to open esophagectomy (OE) in patients with esophageal cancer, especially total MIE.
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Oncology
Shigeru Tsunoda, Kazutaka Obama, Shigeo Hisamori, Tatsuto Nishigori, Ryosuke Okamura, Hisatsugu Maekawa, Yoshiharu Sakai
Summary: This retrospective study compared 165 esophageal carcinoma patients who underwent esophagectomy with either RAMIE or conventional MIE. RAMIE had longer operative times but showed better outcomes in terms of postoperative complications and pulmonary complications compared to conventional MIE.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)