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Lung
May 5, 2016
This is an outstanding and provocative editorial comment concerning treatment costs of lung cancer based on an article published in the last issue of the European Respiratory Journal. It reveals discrepancies in access to new therapies based on therapeutic targets due to molecular testing and treatment costs.
May 3, 2016
The authors report on the surgical approach and technique for using the da Vinci Xi and robotic stapler in three different general thoracic cases.
April 26, 2016
This video demonstrates a radical resection of a Pancoast tumor through a VATS hybrid approach.
April 21, 2016
David Waller of Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom, discusses the current options available for the surgical treatment of emphysema, and why he favors lung volume reduction surgery.
April 6, 2016
Doug Mathisen reflects on his three decades of practice in a new interview that was filmed at the 2016 SCTS Annual Meeting in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
March 27, 2016
The authors provide a comprehensive and exhaustive review of the literature comparing lobectomy to sublobar resection for treatment of early stage NSCLC. The focus of the study was to highlight the methodological differences used and determine if comparisons between studies can be made.
March 21, 2016
In this video, the authors present a surgical technique for a robot-assisted left lower lobe superior segmentectomy.
March 15, 2016
This video presents a surgical technique for sequential hepatic resection followed by a transdiaphragmatic lung metastasectomy.
March 9, 2016
This video shows a thoracoscopic superior segmentectomy of the right lower lobe in a patient who had previously undergone resection and chemotherapy for rectal cancer.