Patients may better tolerate video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), but there are concerns about the potential for missing lymph node metastases. Over a recent 4-year study period, VATS lobectomy was ...
Show More Daniel J. Boffa and Jessica R. Hoag, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Andrzej S. Kosinski, Sunghee Kim, and Patricia A. Cowper, Duke Clinical ...
A single-shot intercostal nerve block was noninferior to thoracic epidural analgesia for pain control in minimally invasive lung resection. Continuous paravertebral block came out inferior for pain ...
Non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment transformed in the past decade, resulting in dramatic survival improvements. 1 Although tremendous advancements were made in therapy of late-stage disease ...
Multidisciplinary evaluation, including thoracic surgical consultation, is crucial for oligometastatic NSCLC patients to optimize treatment strategies. Lung surgery for oligometastatic NSCLC shows ...
Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery have revolutionized lung cancer treatment, minimizing trauma and shortening recovery times. Minimally invasive techniques enable complex procedures, ...
Surgery is a common treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly when the disease is detected early and the tumor is small and is only in one part of the lung. For small cell lung ...
Inside a mobile lab, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is showcasing the robotic technology its surgeons and doctors are using to detect and treat lung cancer.
Michal Hubka, M.D.: lung cancer, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS); Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center, General Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., ...
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a major concern for children undergoing thoracic surgery-especially when one ...
It can be surprising to learn that lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. In fact, up to 20% of lung ...