From endoscopic spine to cervical laminoplasty, spine surgeons discuss the procedures that they want to see gain prominence. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons ...

thin tube called an endoscope that allows for smaller incisions than traditional surgery. “Thoracic” means that a surgeon performs the procedure on nerves in your mid-spine. “Sympathectomy ...

If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic ... TOS may require surgery to widen narrow arteries or veins after a first rib resection. For these procedures, a surgeon inserts ...

Spinal surgery might sound like a frightening procedure, but it is quite safe ... the cervical spine - this is the neck area the thoracic spine - this is the area in the upper and middle back the ...

In 2020, the department created a six-year Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency ... includes 350 TAVRs per year and more than 50 Mitraclip procedures per year. Robotic cardiothoracic surgery ...

The patients, who had an average age of 51.6 years, underwent surgery at the study center between 2001 and 2014, with follow-up of at least 10 years. Severity was assessed using the Japanese ...