Thoracic surgery treats non-cardiac conditions present in the chest. The abnormalities could be in the lungs, esophagus, ribs, etc. Thoracic surgeons at Yashoda Hospitals offer innovative surgical interventions for conditions related to:
Conventionally, thoracic surgery treatment was done through open-chest surgery. A single incision of 20-25 cm on the side of the chest would allow the surgeon to access various organs and operate. It increases the time of recovery and can cause complications, including the loss of shoulder function.
At Yashoda Hospitals, the Institute of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery aims to provide the most beneficial outcomes for the patient through minimally invasive thoracic procedures. These are:
VATS keyhole procedure involves making around 3 small keyhole incisions (around 5-10 mm) on the side of the chest. The surgeon inserts an HD camera that offers 2.5X magnification. With the projected image on a monitor, specialized instruments are used to operate on the targeted area.
Benefits of VATS:
The use of robots has revolutionized thoracic surgery. The ‘endowrist’ present in robotic instruments has much greater flexibility than the human wrist, which allows it to perform complex surgical procedures in areas that may be difficult to reach. Robotic lung surgery, including robotic lobectomy, robotic thymectomy, robotic mediastinal tumor excision, etc. can be performed.
Benefits of robotic thoracic surgery:
At Yashoda Hospitals, specialists in VATS keyhole procedure and robotic thoracic surgery have extensive experience in treating a wide range of thoracic conditions. These include:
Some other diseases that are treated are infections of the lung such as tuberculosis, aspergilloma, and hydatidosis; mediastinal tumors such as schwannoma, teratoma, and cystic tumors; bullous disease of the lung, emphysema, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, tracheal stenosis, etc.
Yashoda Hospitals has been the trusted healthcare partner of numerous Indians and people from abroad for 30 years now. As pioneers in the field of thoracic surgery, our doctors have vast experience in treating numerous conditions of the lung, chest wall, esophagus, etc. We perform advanced minimally invasive procedures to maximize the functional outcome for our patients and rank among one of the best thoracic surgery hospitals in India.