Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Textbook and Atlas /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Inderbitzi, Rolf Gilbert Carl (Editor), Schmid, Ralph Alexander (Editor), Melfi, Franca M. A. (Editor), Casula, Roberto Pasquale (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Cardiology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Cardiac surgery.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.; Thoracic Surgery.; Cardiac Surgery.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

It is now 20 years since thoracoscopic surgery first entered everyday hospital practice, revolutionizing surgery and offering major benefits to patients. The intervening years have witnessed rapid progress, with the development of a variety of specialized techniques and equipment.   This superbly il...

Table of Contents:

• General Section: History
• General Aspects and Definitions in Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Specific Section: Part I Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery: Anaesthesia
• Imaging
• The Lung
• The Pleura
• The Mediastenum
• Chest Wall
• The Oesophagus
• The Diaphragm
• Part II Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Anaesthesia in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• The Pericardium
• Minimally Access Valve Surgery
• Minimal Invasive Coronary Surgery
• Minimal Access Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
• Biventricular Resynchronization
• Endovascular Hybrid Aortic Surgery/Repair
• Adult Congenital (PDA)
• Part II The Future in Minimally Invasive Thoracic- and Cardiac Surgery
• Index.