Apostolos Nakas of Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom, provides a detailed overview of the surgical treatment options for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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Thoracic
June 22, 2016
June 21, 2016
This video shows a VATS truncal vagotomy for marginal ulcers after gastric bypass.
June 14, 2016
This video demonstrates the authors’ laparoscopic technique for repair of a diaphragmatic hernia after a heart transplant.
June 11, 2016
The authors summarize findings in a single institution retrospective review of patients undergoing pre-discharge VTE screening after pneumonectomy for NSCLC and compare outcomes to an historic series of patients who did not have screening. Rates of VTE in the screened group were 8.9% at discharge, an additional 3.4% within 30 days postop, and 5.4% &
June 11, 2016
The author describes the growing role of SBRT in lung cancer therapy and the growing role of radiation oncologists in decision-making regarding lung cancer. The cautionary note is that surgeons need to remain actively involved in staging, patient assessment, and treatment recommendations.
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June 8, 2016
Maninder Singh Kalkat of Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, discusses palliative treatments for non-resectable tracheal tumors.
June 7, 2016
This video demonstrates the surgical treatment of a 57-year-old patient with a neuroendocrine tumor in the apical segment of the right upper lobe.
June 4, 2016
The authors used data from the NCDB to assess long-term outcomes after SBRT (1,781) or lobectomy (13,562) for clinical stage I NSCLC in patients without important co-morbidities. Overall survival was significantly better after lobectomy for T1N0 (HR 0.38) and for T2N0 patients (HR 0.38). Propensity score matched patients (1781 pairs) also had signi
June 3, 2016
View this James Cook University Hospital thoracic surgery postoperative care plan.
June 1, 2016
This award-winning study estimates the required thoracic surgery workforce until 2050 in consideration of the incidence of non-small-cell lung cancer, appropriate use of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and a nation-wide CT-screening program at the example of Canada.