To make the surgical procedure pretty, mini-invasive surgery [MIS] was introduced. Instead of the large cuts often needed in traditional surgery, MIS uses tiny cuts or no cuts at all. However, MIS ...

Patients with degenerative mitral valve (MV) regurgitation that calls for surgery may, for the most part, safely choose either a standard procedure requiring a midline sternotomy or one performed ...

Dr. McCarthy answers the question: 'What Is Mini-Invasive Vein Harvesting?' — -- Question: What is mini-invasive vein harvesting for bypass surgery? Answer: These days, when we take vein to do ...

Minimally invasive heart surgery is still relatively new and relatively rare. Techniques using small incisions to perform delicate heart surgery have been significantly practiced for only about a half ...

Imagine a tiny, untethered needle that can enter the body through an incision no larger than a pin prick to perform biopsies, suture wounds, and even deliver cancer-fighting chemotherapy directly to ...

In the largest randomized trial conducted to compare minimally invasive and conventional cardiac surgical techniques for repairing a poorly functioning mitral valve, improvements in physical activity, ...

A new milestone has been achieved at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi with the successful introduction of mini invasive surgery. The cardiac surgical team of the Hospital, under Prof Dr Paul ...

Bunions are a progressive bone and soft tissue disorder affecting the big toe, often causing pain and a noticeable bump. Risk factors for bunions include genetics, walking dynamics, and injury, ...