Philippe Dartevelle of Marie Lannelongue Hospital and Paris-Sud University, Paris, France, discusses an anterior approach to superior sulcus tumors.
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October 31, 2016
This video shows a unique case of an intramyocardial hydatid cyst of the left ventricle, along with a pulmonary hydatid cyst, in a 38-year-old female patient.
October 31, 2016
The authors examined the concordance of clinical and pathological staging using prospectively collected data from the Dutch Lung Surgery Audit, examining patients with clinical stage I disease. Among 1,555 patients, the concordance of cTNM and pTNM was 60%. 22.6% of patients were upstaged after resection, . The difference was more evident in patie
October 26, 2016
This video shows a left VATS procedure for pseudo-chylopericardium and the insertion of an indwelling left pleural catheter through two 10 mm ports.
October 25, 2016
This retrospective single institution report examined outcomes of repair of large airway defects with bioprothetic materials. 8 patients underwent repair with aortic homograft or acellular dermal matrix, 5 of whom suffered from airway-enteric fistulae. Most repairs were buttressed with muscle or omentum. All airways healed; 2 required debridemen
October 24, 2016
In the performance of a three-port VATS plication,the authors demonstrate the use of novel tools to perform horizontal mattress sutures running in an oblique fashion .
October 20, 2016
In May 2015, a CardioStart International medical team was scheduled to help initiate a cardiac program at Kathmandu University in Nepal, but, in the wake of a devastating earthquake, the team instead assisted with earthquake relief efforts.
October 19, 2016
Philippe Dartevelle of Marie-Lannelongue Hospital and Paris-Sud University, Paris, France, discusses the complex topic of tracheal substitution.
October 17, 2016
This video shows a uniportal lobectomy in a 14-month-old patient with a left side congenital pulmonary airway malformation.
October 15, 2016
All patients undergoing surgical therapy for esophageal or gastric cancer in France 2010-2012 were evaluated for postoperative mortality stratified by comorbidity score and assessed by medical center volume (low, medium, high, very high). Most operations were performed in low volume centers.