This video demonstrates the technical details of a thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy utilizing the fissureless fissure-last technique.
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Cancer
January 31, 2016
Whether open and VATS lobectomy for lung cancer result in similar nodal assessment is unclear. The authors compared rates of nodal upstaging for nearly 17,000 patients in the National Cancer Database who underwent resection for T2N0M0 or lower stage NSCLC. Upstaging was more common in patients undergoing open resection (12.8% vs 10.3%).
January 30, 2016
Readmission after lung resection is associated with increased costs and is used as a benchmark for quality. Outcomes of more than 22,000 lobectomies were evaluated for factors associated with readmission. 30- and 90-day readmission rates were 11.5% and 19.8%. Causes for readmission were pulmonary (24%), cardiovascular (16%), and surgical/procedura
January 25, 2016
This video demonstrates a lobectomy performed through a transcervical incision without sternal lifting or retracting.
January 23, 2016
Retrospective study of surgery versus SBRT for clinical stage I NSCLC using the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB). Propensity score matching was used to create 5355 matched pairs. In that analysis, median survival for those undergoing surgery was 62.3 months versus 33.1 months in those undergoing SBRT.
January 12, 2016
30-day and 90-day mortality rates were compared using information from the National Cancer Data Base 2007-2011. Among nearly 16,000 esophagectomies, the 30-day mortality rate was 4.2% and the 90-day rate was 8.9%. 90-day mortality was uniquely associated with tumor location, tumor stage, and receipt of neoadjuvant therapy.
January 6, 2016
This long-awaited lung cancer staging update serves as the model for the AJCC 8 update that will be published in the near future. The primary changes involve T status and an expansion of M status to include a single distant metastasis as T4c. Stage IA is now subdivided into 3 stages, IIIC has been added, and stage IV has been expanded into IVA and
December 28, 2015
The goal of this study was to present the changes in pulmonary function after SBRT in 127 patients with clinical stage I NSCLC or a single lung metastasis. These patients were either too high risk for an operation or preferred a non-operative treatment approach.
December 24, 2015
Whether postoperative adjuvant therapy for node-positive residual disease after induction therapy and resection for esophageal cancer is unknown. This single institution study identified 101 node positive patients among 764 treated with induction therapy and surgery during 2000-2012. 45 of 101 patients who underwent adjuvant therapy, primarily chem
December 23, 2015
This longitudinal review of single institution experience with GEJ adenocarcinomas identified time-related trends. The proportion of GEJ tumors compared to all esophageal cancers increased from 22% to 36%. GERD increased from 7% to 11%. An increased in GERD was associated with an increased in the prevalance of Seiwert I tumors. There was a signi