Cardiothoracic Surgery Treatment & Surgeries or Procedures

Yashoda Hospitals has performed innumerable surgeries and treatment procedures for cardiothoracic diseases. The success rate of our procedures has made us one of the best hospitals for heart failure treatment in Hyderabad. 

Robotic-assisted Cardiothoracic Surgery: This is a type of heart surgery in which several small incisions are made in the chest with the use of small instruments and robot-controlled tools. It is a less invasive surgery as compared to open-heart surgery. These are usually performed for valve surgery, coronary artery bypass, repairs of heart defects, as well as for tumor removal. The major advantage is that recovery from this surgery is quicker than other surgeries. The precision at which such surgeries are performed in Yashoda Hospitals is impeccable, hence we are regarded as the finest hospital for heart transplant in Hyderabad.

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG): It is a type of surgery to improve the blood flow to the heart, that was earlier hindered due to an obstructed coronary artery. It has several types as mentioned below:

• Off-pump CABG surgery
• Total Arterial Revascularization
• CABG With MVR / MV Repair & AVR
• Post MI Ventricular Septal Rupture Repair

Valve Surgery: It is a type of surgery to correct the defects present in the heart valves in case of valvular heart diseases, and may involve repair or replacement of the heart valves. It has several types:

• Mitral Valve Repairs
• Tricuspid Valve Repairs
• Mitral Valve Replacement
• Aortic Valve Replacement
• Double Valve Replacement

Aneurysm Surgery: It is a surgical treatment to close off an aneurysm. In this procedure, the surgeon removes a section of the skull to reach the aneurysm and locates the blood vessel that feeds it, after which a small metal clip is placed over the neck of the aneurysm, to stop the blood flow to it. There are several types of this surgery:

• Bentall Procedure
• Acute And Chronic Aortic Dissection Surgery
• Arch Replacement & Elephant Trunk Procedure
• Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repairs
• Aortic Arch Debranching 
• Stenting of Arch And Thoracic Aorta

Minimally Invasive Surgery: The department performs many minimally invasive surgeries such as:

Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery: It is a surgery to replace a poorly working aortic valve with an artificial valve for the effective functioning of the heart. There are various types of surgeries:

• Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Or Replacement
• Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
• Minimally Invasive ASD closures / SV ASD repairs

Endoscopic Vein Harvesting Surgery: It is usually used in conjunction with bypass surgery in which the surgeon makes a small incision on the skin near the saphenous vein.

Congenital Cardiac Repairs: The department performs various repair surgeries such as:

• ASD Closures/SV ASD Repair
• VSD Closure/ Valve Repairs
• Tetralogy of Fallot Correction / Intracardiac Repair
• Bidirectional Glenn Shunt
• Fontan Operations 
• Coarctation of Aorta Repairs
• BT Shunt And Central Shunts
• Arterial Switch Operation
• Senning Operation
• Kawashima Operation

Heart Failure: The various surgeries performed for heart failure are:

• Post MI VSD Closure
• LV Reconstruction/Reduction Surgery
• DORR’S Procedure/SAVE Operation

Thoracic & Lung Surgery: Our department performs various surgeries with a high degree of expertise and precision making Yashoda Hospitals an ideal hospital for lung transplant in Hyderabad. The surgeries and procedures performed include: 

• Lobectomy
• Pneumonectomy
• Decortication
• Lung Volume Reduction Surgery