Showing papers by "Michael J. Mack published in 1997"
TL;DR: Wedge resection, done by open thoracotomy or video-assisted techniques, appears to be a viable "compromise" surgical treatment of stage I (T1 N0 M0) non-small-cell lung cancer for patients with cardiopulmonary physiologic impairment.
352 citations
TL;DR: It appears that VATS is a valuable addition to the practice of thoracic surgery, but significant limitations exist.
91 citations
TL;DR: Current efforts to extend the procedure include improved methods for facilitating beating heart coronary artery surgery, better visualization for endoscopic approaches and finding alternatives to cardiopulmonary bypass for circulatory support and alternatives to suturing for performance of vascular anastomoses.
23 citations
Journal Article•
TL;DR: The human experience consists of predominantly a video assisted minithoracotomy approach with some successful promise and more advanced procedures including minimally invasive valve replacement are also being explored.
Abstract: As experience with video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has grown, cardiac applications of VATS are being explored. Simple cardiac procedures including pericardiectomy and epicardial pacemaker lead placement are readily accomplished by VATS. More complex cardiac procedures are being investigated both in the laboratory and in the clinical arena. Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting has been successfully performed in the animal model. Modification of existing instrumentation and techniques has had an enabling benefit. The human experience consists of predominantly a video assisted minithoracotomy approach with some successful promise. More advanced procedures including minimally invasive valve replacement are also being explored.
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