Totally robotic esophagectomy in a series of 162 patients
Background: The high morbidity and mortality after the conventional esophagectomy led to the need for innovation in the field of minimal access esophagectomy, initially thoracoscopy, and now is the era of robotics. We present the results of totally...
Continue reading...Transoral robotic thyroidectomy – a neck scarless procedure of cosmesis with cure
Background: This is a study of 15 patients undergoing trans-oral robotic thyroidectomy for benign diseases over a period of 7 months in a single institute, Yashoda super-specialty hospital, Secunderabad. Treatment: Transoral robotic thyroidectomy is an...
Continue reading...Craniotomy and complete resection of recurrent parafalcine meningioma
Background: A 57-year-old female presented with recurrent parafalcine meningioma. Diagnosis and treatment: She was diagnosed with left anterior 1/3rd falcine meningioma in 2010 for which she underwent surgery. The follow-up MRI showed recurrence for which...
Continue reading...Valve repair and ASD closure in 12 year old female
Background A 12-year-old female had congenital heart disease, atrial septal defect, mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, RV dysfunction, and severe PAH. Diagnosis and Treatment Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization showed significant left to right...
Continue reading...Robotic mediastinal tumor excision
Background A 29-year-old male patient from Kerala was incidentally told about a left mediastinal tumor on a chest x-ray while undergoing screening for a job. Diagnosis and Treatment There were no comorbidities. The CT chest showed 3.7*2.7*2.6 cm smooth...
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