Senior Editor Mara Antonoff spoke with Dr. Marc de Perrot about the recent results of the SMARTER trial, which involved a lower dosage of radiation along with lung-sparing pleurectomy for a shorter recovery time for patients. Dr. de Perrot is a thoracic surgeon at Toronto General Hospital.
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Thoracic
June 25, 2024
June 13, 2024
This editorial summarizes the landscape that led to the founding of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group in 2017, in an era when, due to various oncology group reorganizations, a need developed for a focused committee to conduct thoracic surgery oncology-based clinical trials. The group has expanded over the years to include 32 hospitals.
June 13, 2024
In this trial of 337 patients undergoing open or thoracoscopic lung resection randomized to postoperative chest drain removal based on a standard threshold of 200 mL/24 hours or 5 mL/kg/24 hours, there were no differences in pleural effusion, dyspnea, or time to chest drain removal; however, the weight-adjusted threshold was associated with earlier h
April 9, 2024
This video presents a unique case of a patient with neurogenic TOS who was treated with both an open supraclavicular cervical rib resection and a robotic first rib resection.
March 7, 2024
Postoperative neurocognitive disorder after thoracoscopic surgery with general anesthesia may be linked to reduced intraoperative cerebral oxygenation and perioperative inflammation, both of which might be exacerbated by mechanical ventilation.
February 27, 2024
In this video, that authors demonstrate an emergency clamshell thoracotomy.
December 28, 2023
Variety and innovation were abundant in this year’s thoracic surgery clinical videos. The most popular videos focused on a range of thoracic procedures, from 3D technology for segmentectomy to Nissen fundoplication.
November 28, 2023
The near-infrared fluorescence imaging system is an innovative technology that can help surgeons to easily and safely perform video-assisted thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation for the treatment of chylothorax.
