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Endoscopic Camera Control by Head Movements for Thoracic Surgery [PDF]

, 2010
In current video-assisted thoracic surgery, the endoscopic camera is operated by an assistant of the surgeon, which has several disadvantages. This paper describes a system which enables the surgeon to control the endoscopic camera without the help of an
Bruin, Gart de, Franken, Michel, Mariani, Massimo A., Misra, Sarthak, Reilink, Rob, Stramigioli, Stefano   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Design, Modeling, and Control of a Soft Robotic Diaphragm‐Assist Device in a Respiratory Simulator

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A soft robotic diaphragm‐assist device using fabric‐based pneumatic actuators with a 2‐step control system to optimize synchronization and support is introduced. This system can detect the initiation of breathing to trigger assistance and regulate pressures to provide the correct level of inhalation augmentation. Validation and testing are completed on
Diego Quevedo‐Moreno, Sang‐Yoep Lee, Jonathan Tagoe, Vishnu Emani, Jean Bonnemain, Ellen T. Roche   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scope of medical rigid thoracoscopy in patients with pleural effusion of unknown etiology: A prospective single center study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Pleural diseases commonly encountered are pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural wall thickening, and pleural mass. Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows diagnostic and therapeutic intervention.
Namrata , Amarendra Kumar Shukla , Pawan Tiwari , Veerendra Arya , Prahlad Prabhudesai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pleural tuberculosis: medical thoracoscopy greatly increases the diagnostic accuracy

ERJ Open Research, 2018
Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of a standardised work-up in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB) that included fibreoptic bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy.
A. Casalini, P. Mori, M. Majori, M. Anghinolfi, E. Silini, L. Gnetti, F. Motta, S. Larini, Sara Montecchini, R. Pisi, A. Calderaro   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thoracoscopy-assisted treatment for mediastinal metastasis of thyroid cancer: a case report

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Advanced thyroid cancer with upper mediastinal lymph node metastasis is not rare in the clinical setting. For patients with severe metastasis, a thoracocervical incision is usually performed for dissection of lymph nodes. However, the difficult operation
Liu Jie, Wang Meng
doaj   +1 more source

Thoracoscopic Assessment of Pleural Tumor Burden in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion: Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications [PDF]

, 2011
Background:Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is encountered at an advanced stage of disease progression and often heralds a poor prognosis. The most reliable predictive factor of survival in such patients is the primary tumor.
Astoul, Philippe, Dutau, Hervé, Greillier, Laurent, Loundou, Anderson, Maldonado, Fabien, Sakr, Lama   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Robot‐Assisted Versus Open Surgery for the Resection of Large Thymomas: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Robot‐assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is increasingly becoming the preferred surgical method for the resection of thymomas. We initiated the current study to evaluate perioperative outcomes and early recurrence associated with the surgical approach.
Benedikt Niedermaier, Raffaella Griffo, Florian Eichhorn, Laura V. Klotz, Heidrun Grosch, Thomas Muley, Hauke Winter, Martin E. Eichhorn   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

New challenge in double-bore medical thoracoscopy in Fayoum University Hospital

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Background Thoracoscopy is an invasive technique. When other, less intrusive techniques are ineffective at providing a diagnosis in the case of pleural exudates, thoracoscopy should be employed. The diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy methods used by
Mona I Ahmed, Radwa A El Hefny, Enas S Farhat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Three-Year Experience of Medical Thoracoscopy at A Tertiary Care Center of Himalayan Region [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating pleural diseases. Despite its proven role in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, it is infrequently used, which could be because of cost of equipment and ...
Rakhee Sodhi, Girish Sindhwani, Shirazi Nadia, Sanjeev Kumar, Varuna Jethani, Sushant Khanduri   +5 more
doaj  

A simple and effective technique for identification of intersegmental planes by infrared thoracoscopy after transbronchial injection of indocyanine green [PDF]

, 2012
ObjectivePulmonary segmentectomy has been recognized as an operative option for complete resection of early-stage lung cancer in patients with poor pulmonary function.
Ko, Eitetsu, Miwa, Mitsuharu, Oishi, Hideto, Sekine, Yasuo   +3 more
core   +1 more source