Paul Van Schil of the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium, discusses the evidence for pulmonary metastasectomy and methods for improving local control.
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Thoracic
December 14, 2016
This video describes the steps taken to access a bronchogenic cyst through the diaphragm, and how to repair the diaphragm afterwards.
December 12, 2016
This video shows a microsurgical approach to the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
December 8, 2016
This essay is a historical review of the development of pulmonary lobectomy.
December 6, 2016
This video shows a sleeve microlobectomy of the right upper lobe.
December 1, 2016
Joel Dunning presents a full-length documentary on renowned general thoracic surgeon, Robert Cerfolio.
November 29, 2016
This video demonstrates a repair of Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man.
November 28, 2016
This video presents the case of a 31-year-old man diagnosed with a metastatic germ cell tumor, and successfully treated with a three-port posterior approach VATS.
November 23, 2016
This video shows a robotic left lower lobectomy with the incidental discovery of the superior pulmonary vein coming from a strange anatomical location.
November 23, 2016
This systematic review of the literature evaluated reported outcomes of myasthenia gravis in patients with and without thymectomy. Among over 10,000 patients evenly divided between thymectomy and medication alone, the likelihood of remission was 31% vs 15%, OR 2.44.