130-kg patient undergoes minimally invasive heart surgery

Doctors at DPU Super Specialty Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, performed minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery on a 46-year-old man weighing around 130 kg with recurrent coronary blockages, diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea. The procedure used a 3-5 cm incision between the ribs, avoiding breastbone division. The patient was extubated about two hours after surgery.