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Cancer

Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (RATS) Lobectomy
May 31, 2019
In this narrated video, Choe and Park present the case of a 56-year old woman with T3N0M0 lung cancer, who underwent robotic lobectomy with concomitant chest wall resection.
In Global News: Prevalence of Spin in RCT Reports, Setting the Standard for Teamwork, and the Continued Public Health Challenge of Asbestos
May 24, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest Despite being the leading cause of death in the US, heart disease was the most-Googled disease in only one state: Maine.
Robot-Assisted Left Upper Lobectomy After Immunotherapy
May 22, 2019
This video demonstrates a robot-assisted upper left lobectomy using the da Vinci Si platform as surgical treatment for a lung adenocarcinoma that had been previously submitted to immunotherapy.
Unforeseen N2 Disease After Negative Endosonography Findings With or Without Confirmatory Mediastinoscopy in Resectable Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
May 20, 2019
Rates of unforeseen N2 disease were similar between nodal staging by EBUS and mediastinoscopy, but mediastinoscopy had a complication rate of 6%.
Early-Stage NSCLC: Advances in Thoracic Oncology 2018
May 20, 2019
Excellent review of recent advances that will shape therapy in the next 5 years.
Four-Arm Robotic Sleeve Right Upper Lobectomy
May 17, 2019
In this surgical video, Durand presents a four-arm robotic sleeve right upper lobectomy and node harvest. The patient was a 60-year old man who had been diagnosed with a proximal right upper lobe squamous cell carcinoma after exploration for hemoptysis.
In Global News: Bioengineered Blood Vessels, an Antibiotic Antiplatelet, and Veins Versus Arteries First in Lobectomy
May 17, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest The British Heart Foundation reports that the number of premature deaths related to cardiovascular disease has risen in the UK for the first time in 50 years.
In Global News: Cardiac Regeneration in Pigs, Health Effects of Marijuana Use, and Running to Reduce Aortic Stiffness
May 10, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest
Ten Years of Experience in Lung Cancer Screening in Gdańsk, Poland: A Comparative Study of the Evaluation and Surgical Treatment of 14,200 Participants of Two Lung Cancer Screening Programmes
May 9, 2019
Ostrowski and colleagues report on the results of two lung cancer computed tomography screening programs that, when combined, included more than 14,000 smokers older than 50 years. The incidence of lung cancer was 1-2%. A total of 4% of patients were referred for further invasive diagnostic follow-up. Surgical resection was necessary in 1.5%.
In Global News: Roadside Thoracotomy, Recalled Atrioseptostomy Catheters, and Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
May 3, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest A roadside thoracotomy was performed in the UK to control severe bleeding for a man who was stabbed, and the procedure was captured on video.

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