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What Is Keyhole Heart Surgery?
Keyhole Cardiac Surgery or minimally invasive heart surgery, involves making small incisions in the chest to reach the heart between the ribs. With the help of minimally invasive heart surgery, a variety of heart conditions can be treated.
Compared to open-heart surgery, this type of surgery may result in less pain and a faster recovery for many people. Cardiac bypass surgeries or keyhole bypass surgery, heart valve replacement or repair surgeries, congenital heart defect repair, and cardiac tumor excisions can all be performed through a keyhole incision.
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- Traditional cardiac surgeries involve cutting the chest bone (sternum) in the midline & reaching the heart, but in MICS, “no bone is cut” We enter from the space between the Ribs & reach the heart.
- Depending upon the procedure to be done, we enter the chest either through the right thorax (chest) or left thorax (chest).
- In any case, an incision is approximately 3 inches in length, whereas in regular cardiac surgery where the bone is cut, it has approx 12 inches long incision (cut).
Drawbacks Of Keyhole Cardiac Surgery
As with every surgery, there comes some level of disadvantages. Here are they-
Expensive
Keyhole (MICS) surgery needs different sets of equipment & set up in the operation theatre. It also needs trained surgeons & staff. Moreover, this technique provides a good range of benefits to the patient, so MICS or keyhole surgery is more expensive than traditional cardiac surgery.
Complexity
Over the years since it was introduced into surgical practice, it has been seen that the duration of on-pump (heart-lung machine) or complete surgery is longer in Keyhole Surgery as it is more complex.
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Book an AppointmentSuitable candidate for Keyhole cardiac surgery
The following are crucial points that need to be taken care of while choosing this surgery
Selection Of Patient
Not all patients are suitable for keyhole surgeries, as this technique involves single lung ventilation. So any patient with Asthma or lung conditions is not ideal for MICS.
Diffuse Coronary lesion
- In early years of experience, diffuse coronary lesions, or severely calcified mitral valves, were not done by MICS.
- But now, by experience, we are doing such cases with a keyhole approach.
- In the early years, only single vessel coronary bypass was done by MICS, but now we are doing triple bypass by cardiac keyhole surgery.
Anatomy of structures
For aortic valve surgery, the anatomy of the aorta in the chest is essential. The straight rising aorta behind the sternum (chest bone) is difficult to operate by keyhole approach, or if the aorta is narrow ( < 2.5cm diameter), it is difficult through the keyhole approach.
Safety With Mics (Keyhole Cardiac Surgery)
Over all these years, when we are doing keyhole cardiac surgery, results have been comparable with traditional cardiac surgery. Patient outcomes are better & the recovery has been remarkable.
Conclusion:
- Conventional Heart Surgery has undergone extensive changes over the past decade.
- Our team is well equipped to undertake many isolated or combined cardiac valve surgeries & single or multiple coronary bypass surgeries or keyhole bypass surgery using a keyhole approach without cutting any bone.
- By going through the complete patient & their disease profile, we formulate & provide the best possible surgical option to the patient keeping in mind the best possible outcome.
- Call us now to know more and understand this procedure. We at Medicover Hospitals have the best Cardiologists and Cardiac surgeons with years of experience managing cardiac problems.
- We are fully equipped with high-end technology and state-of-the-art facilities for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Keyhole Cardiac Surgery, or MICS, is a type of heart surgery done through small incisions (keyholes) in the chest, instead of a large incision. It aims to reduce pain and recovery time.
MICS uses smaller incisions, often about 2-4 inches long, compared to the larger incisions needed for traditional open-heart surgery. This may lead to less pain and faster healing.
MICS can treat various heart conditions such as valve repair or replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), and other procedures that require surgery on the heart.
Benefits include smaller scars, reduced risk of infection, shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery time, and potentially less pain compared to traditional open-heart surgery.
Eligibility depends on the specific heart condition and the patient's overall health. A cardiologist or cardiac surgeon will determine if MICS is suitable based on individual circumstances.
Recovery may involve staying in the hospital for a few days, followed by a period of rest at home. Patients are encouraged to gradually increase activity levels as advised by their healthcare team.
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