Dr. Mack is interviewed by Dr. Joel Dunning about his involvement in the creation and development of minimally invasive surgical techniques including video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).
James Luketich, MD, interviews Mark Orringer, MD, who discusses the procedure that he helped pioneer: the transhiatal esophagectomy. He reviews the key steps in the procedure to make this a successful operation.
Artificial chordal replacement allows repair of most bileaflet prolapse and Barlow's valves. This video, presented at the 2004 STS meeting, is still useful today as chords are being used more frequently.
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