This large-scale review of the Dutch Lung Cancer Audit for Surgery Database summarizes the variability in the current practice in surgical care for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. A total of 1,851 patients were reviewed. The most performed surgical procedure across the country was a bullectomy with pleurodesis (83 percent).
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Thoracic
April 18, 2024
This study reviews 44 patients with stage IB (larger than 4 cm) to IIIA non-small cell lung cancer who were treated on sequential platform arms of the NEOSTAR trial. Twenty-two patients were treated with nivolumab and chemotherapy and 22 patients were treated with ipilimumab, nivolumab, and chemotherapy.
April 17, 2024
This interview celebrates the long career of British cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Michael E. Cowen. He leaves a legacy of pioneering robotic thoracic surgery and trainee education.
April 15, 2024
Tracheal resection with dorsal mucosectomy and primary anastomosis is a surgical technique that can be used to treat patients with benign tracheal stenosis, including post-intubation tracheal stenosis.
April 11, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the recent recall of Abiomed Impella left-sided heart pumps with special guest and heart failure expert Ashraf Abou El Ela.
April 11, 2024
This video demonstrates the third redo slide tracheoplasty and esophagoplasty in a fifteen-month-old following button battery ingestion on VA-ECMO.
April 10, 2024
This study aimed to evaluate the percentage of solitary fibrous pleural tumors presenting unfavorable clinical behavior as to predict negative long-term outcomes.
April 10, 2024
The authors of this paper explored early postoperative outcomes in all patients (n= 833) undergoing uniportal segmentectomy and lobectomy in their unit between 2017 and 2022. During this study period, the utilization of uniportal access operations increased.
April 10, 2024
EIC Joel Dunning spoke with Prof. Olugbenga Okusanya about his work establishing a program specifically for treating chest wall surgery, including pectus abnormalities, slipping rib syndrome, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
April 9, 2024
This video shows a robotic assisted right apical S1 lung anatomical segmentectomy for NSCLC guided by the 3D reconstruction model.