The author reviews the evaluation, staging, and thought process of disease management for a patient with oligometastatic lung cancer, focusing on the VATS right middle lobe technique, a review of the literature, and current therapeutic options.
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Thoracic
June 14, 2018
Filmed at the 2017 EACTS Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, Mara Antonoff of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston moderates a discussion on the role of research for academic career advancement.
June 14, 2018
Semenkovich and colleagues examined the current treatment practices for empyema in New York state using information from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project New York State Inpatient Database.
June 14, 2018
Antonides and colleagues present fundamental concepts of cost–effectiveness analysis (CEA) and they discuss the interpretation of these analyses.
June 13, 2018
This is a video demonstrating the use of the FlexDex™ needle holder to perform a left VATS diaphragm plication.
June 11, 2018
The author discusses how to acquire new skills and techniques as a young surgeon.
June 7, 2018
G. Alexander Patterson of the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, discusses oncologic outcomes after VATS resections.
June 5, 2018
Timman and colleagues assessed the functional outcomes of patients who underwent laryngotracheal resection (LTR) and reconstruction for benign laryngotracheal stenosis. Between 1996 and 2017, 119 consecutive patients underwent LTR (n = 47) or end-to-end segmented tracheal resection (n = 56).
June 4, 2018
This video demonstrates a carinal resection, which was a challenging operation.
June 4, 2018
Risk-prediction models are well-known in cardiac surgery—the EuroSCORE and STS models being some of the most recognized. They are used for risk stratification, decision-making, and benchmarking. However, development of these models can be complex and once a model is developed, it is important to validate it.