The authors demonstrate the technical aspects of a complete portal robotic sleeve resection of the bronchus intermedius.
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Thoracic
February 8, 2019
This video demonstrates a robotic left apical and posterior segmentectomy, performed in a patient with bilateral adenocarcinoma, during which an aberrant superior pulmonary vein was incidentally discovered.
February 7, 2019
Tom C. Nguyen, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, and Richard Weisel discuss the changing medical publication world, focusing on cardiothoracic journals.
February 6, 2019
Park and colleagues evaluated the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for thymic cancers, comparing postoperative outcomes and long-term survival between 102 matched pairs of patients who underwent either upfront resection or resection after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
February 6, 2019
This video demonstrates a right upper lobectomy through a subxiphoid biportal approach. This technique offers a microinvasive surgery for major pulmonary resection with respect to safety and oncological principles, and it works in synergy with ERAS programs for better recovery.
February 4, 2019
The authors highlight the importance of history-taking and a high index of suspicion to diagnose cases of neglected traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.
January 31, 2019
Giovanni Mariscalco of the University of Leicester Glenfield Hospital in the UK discusses the need for improved guidelines on screening patients for nonsyndromic thoracic aortic disease.
January 30, 2019
A Kirchner wire used to fix a right clavicle fracture had migrated into the mediastinum and left lung, and it was removed by videothoracoscopy.
January 28, 2019
The authors describe the surgical resection of a chest wall dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and reconstruction using deltopectoral fasciocutaneous flaps.
January 28, 2019
STS President Keith S. Naunheim addressed attendees at the 55th STS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, on Monday, January 28, 2019.