Raf De Geest

Minimally invasive video-assisted mitral valve surgery: our lessons after a 4-year experience

Pascal Schroeyers, Francis Wellens, Raf De Geest et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2001 · 75 citations

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Procedure, Valve Disease +7

Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Mitral Valve Surgery: From Port-Access Towards a Totally Endoscopic Procedure

Hugo Vanermen, Fadi Farhat, Francis Wellens et al. · Journal of Cardiac Surgery · 2000 · 61 citations

Video-Assisted Port-Access Mitral Valve Surgery: From Debut To RoutineSurgery. Will Trocar-Port-Access Cardiac Surgery Ultimately Lead to Robotic Cardiac Surgery?

Hugo Vanermen, Francis Wellens, Raf De Geest et al. · Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1999 · 61 citations

Computer-assisted Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Valve Disease +9

Hybrid Revascularization Strategy

Giedrius Davidavičius, Frank Van Praet, Samer Mansour et al. · Circulation · 2005 · 57 citations · Full text

From classical sternotomy to truly endoscopic mitral valve surgery: A step by step procedure

Filip Casselman, Sam Van Slycke, Francis Wellens et al. · Heart Lung and Circulation · 2003 · 51 citations

Step Procedure, Valve Disease, Thoracic Surgery +5