What is robotic surgery?
Staying at the forefront of advancements in technology is one of the hallmarks of Phoenix Cardiac Surgery Our goal is to investigate, evaluate, and master the latest methods and technologies so we can provide our patients with the most effective treatment available
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What Is Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery?
Phoenix Cardiac Surgery is committed to investigating and incorporating the most cutting-edge techniques to benefit our patients Minimally invasive heart surgery is a technique that allows surgeons to operate on the heart through a smaller chest incision Traditional open-heart surgery requires a 8-10 inch [..]
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What Is Traditional Heart Surgery?
Traditional heart surgery is done under general anesthesia The surgeon makes an incision about 8-10 inches long through the patient's chest, through the breastbone The rib cage is opened so the surgeon can access the heart
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The thymus gland plays an important role in the development of the immune system development while a fetus As people age, it becomes a fatty like tissue
The thymus has the potential to develop tumors (eg thymoma) that are best treated with surgical removal of the entire thymus Myasthenia Gravis [..]
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