Cardiovascular Surgery

What is the minimally invasive (Small Incision / Closed) method?
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery is performed by following the general principles of heart surgery, but without opening the patient's sternum, 3-4 cm incisions are made from the third rib on the left side

What is Bypass Surgery with Minimally Invasive (small incision) Method?
Minimally Invasive Surgery The heart is reached by making an incision of 3-4 cm from the area corresponding to the third rib gap on the left chest of the patient and bypass surgery is applied to all the occluded vessels of the patient.

Under Which Conditions Is ByPass Surgery With Minimally Invasive Method Applied?
Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery can be applied to all patients with coronary artery occlusion that cannot be resolved with a stent, in other words, to all patients who require bypass by open heart surgery.

What are the Advantages of ByPass Surgery with Minimally Invasive Method?

The advantages of the Minimally Invasive Method are as follows:

• Since the patient's breastbone is not cut, the problem of bone union is eliminated.
• Wound infection is not seen. 
• The incidence of lung problems is very low.
• Since the operation is performed with a small incision, the amount of bleeding decreases. 
• The length of stay of the patient in the hospital and intensive care unit is shortened. In this way, the complication rates that may develop due to a long hospital stay are reduced.
• Patients can quickly return to their daily and business life.
• The incidence of pain and post-operative psychosocial disorders is less in patients.

Who is suitable for bypass surgery with minimally invasive method? What are the criteria for patient selection?
All patients who need bypass with open heart surgery are suitable patients for the minimally invasive method. In other words, all patients with an indication for bypass surgery can have minimally invasive bypass surgery.

Are there any disadvantages of bypass surgery with small incision method?
In order to apply bypass to all vessels needed through a small incision, it is imperative that the surgical team have received a good education on this subject and that the technological infrastructure must be sound.
Minimally invasive bypass surgery is easy for the patient and difficult for the surgeon.

What is the Size of the Incision Opened with the Small Incision (Minimally Invasive) Method?
In minimally invasive bypass surgery, the size of the incision made in the patient is 3-4 cm.

What is the recovery period of the patient after minimally invasive surgery?
After the operations, patients stay in the hospital for an average of 4-5 days. Patients are asked to rest at home for a week. Afterwards, they can easily return to their daily and business life.

What should be considered before and after bypass surgery with the minimally invasive method?
Since bone incision is not applied to the patients, there is no limitation in their physical activities such as lying down, getting up, lifting weights. Patients are only advised to have their diets of good quality and protein weight in the early period. The use of diets suitable for heart health is important for the operation and subsequent processes.

How often should patients check-up after small incision (minimally invasive) surgery?
The first check-ups of the patients are performed 1 month after they are discharged, and then the 6th month check-ups are made. After that, controls are carried out annually.

Is minimally invasive bypass surgery a safe method?
With this method, surgery is performed safely in a developed center with a team that can apply the minimally invasive method. The advantages of the procedure are more prominent than open surgery in terms of patient safety.

Is small incision (minimally invasive) bypass surgery a painful procedure?
Since there is no bone incision in minimally invasive bypass surgery, postoperative pain is minimal.

Can bypass surgery be repeated with a small incision?
Patients who have previously undergone minimally invasive bypass can be operated with a small incision method if needed again in the future.