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I will be going in for testing next month to see if i am a candidate for what my cardio explained is a "minimally-invasive ablation" procedure. I'm doing this because I have extra heartbeats associated with atrial fibrillation. He told me that it would involve using a wire to go through a major artery in my thigh and essentially "burning" off pathways from my atria to ventricles ( if I'm recalling correctly).
Another hospital reviewed the Echo and advised that the opening actually is 30-40mm which is too large to be closed with the device and that erosion could be a problem, and recommended minimally invasive surgery instead of the full open heart.
1. We need to know what is the erosion in these cases.
2. We understand that the device Occluder can cover up to 45mm, provided there is enough rim around the hole. Why the second hospital did not recommend the device?
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On may 26,2010 I had minimally invasive L5-S1 Discectomy on my right side.
I am feeling good other than the folowing pain symptoms :
1) When I go down to sit or lay or even tak a bigger walking step - Massive spasms in the lower back area
2) Now this seems weird, I has surgery on my right side, but have pain on the left side of my back ?
Has anyone had this, the second one bothers me the most? ANy how lond did you have the spasm for after the surgery ?
Thanks, any insight would be great.
I am an 81 year old woman who has been blessed with excellent health all of my life. Many years ago I was diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse with little or no noticeable problems. Recently, however, an Echocardiogram revealed an increase in the valve leakage and the doctor has recommended a Transesophageal Echocardiogram. My question to you is: What is the percentage used to denote normal heart function? I believe the Dr.
The most common location of a subclavian artery blockage is at the beginning of the blood vessel as it branches from the aorta. Many of these blockages may be treated by a minimally invasive approach with a puncture from the elbow region of the arm or the femoral artery in the groin. It would be difficulty for me to determine feasibility without seeing your arteriogram diagnostic test.
Aortic stenous restricts the amount of blood pumped into circulation with each stroke causing stress to the heart with exertion. The heart has to work harder to meet the oxygen demand that a heart without stenous can easily meet, and if not treated the pressure and overwork will cause the heart to increase in size. An oversized heart loses its ability and strength to contract effectively and that will lead to heart failure.
Repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm may be performed surgically through an open incision or in a minimally-invasive procedure called endovascular aneurysm repair. A failure with the surgery may require another sugery procedure if the operation fails...
"The graft is sutured to the aorta connecting one end of the aorta at the site of the aneurysm to the other end of the aorta. Open repair remains the standard procedure for an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Dear Subha,
Please do not let emotions interfere with your treatment. Now a days, the surgery has become minimally invasive. I would like you to read this article on why minimally invasive surgery is preferred. This article compares open surgery and minimally invasive surgery.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18297352?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
LDN will not help you much.
Since the re-entry procedure is risy for the second surgery, is minimally invasive approach better? Almost all of the cardiac surgeons that I met suggested that the minimally invasive approach is just a marketing gimmick and the traditional approach is safer. There is just one hospital in Bangalore (India) that does the minimally invasive procedure and that surgeon is confident of doing a safe procedure on my dad.
Surgeons from Intermountain Medical Group,North Valley Pediatrics212 South 1100 East, American Fork, Utah(Salt Lake City-News) has submitted a research paper in replacement of prosthetic pulmonary valve through a minimally invasive surgical procedure.Although many surgeries have been performed on many children with such heart problems,Mitral valve and aortic valve surgical procedures are done frequently.
There are some brain operations for a psychiatric disabilities and I could detail them but there are minimally invasive and none for anxiety disorder, more for neurological disabilities such as epilepsy but nothing that relates to you. I doubt they do this anywhere in the world but if you live in a country where they do, that's unfortunate because all of modern psychiatry has abandoned this procedure. Don't even think about it.
Have any of you had any experience with minimally invasive decompression surgery? I am not sure if it is as successful in relieving symptoms or if there is a higher need for other procedures in the future. I am not clear on the average recovery time from the regular procedure vs a less invasive procedure. I am looking for options as my daughter was just diagnosed with Chiari Malformaiton I and she is supposed to start graduate school in three months. Any advice is appreciated.
I am a 35 year old female. I am a serious athlete, which is what allowed the condition to be revealed.
My question is simple:
I'm seeing some discussion of minimally-invasive surgery and wonder if this is recommended for a mild leak.
This was only diagnosed about 2 months ago... the catch is that over the last 8 years or so, every time I've increased the intensity of my excercise, the symptoms have gotten more noticeable.
lots of minimally-invasive procedures); phone calls, paperwork, consults, troubleshooting, teaching, research all crammed in wherever they fit; other days may be in the clinic, evaluating new patients
how much of your day is spent taking care of or working with pateints?
--Some days, it is the whole day (and night! and the next day too! ); other days I write, or study.
What do you enjoy most about being a pedatric surgeon?
That was my mistake, I went ahead and agree to a possible laparotomy if the minimally invasive was not successful. What I could've done differently was asked my gynecologist for a referral ( or search it yourself) to a gynecologist who especializes in minimally invasive procedures. They're out there, trust me...
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