This video demonstrates a robotic left middle lobectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis.
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August 4, 2015
This video shows a technique for the gradual transition from a conventional 3/4-port, to a 2-port, and finally to a single-port approach for thoracoscopic anatomic lung resections.
July 27, 2015
The authors present a patient with a suspected cT1aN0 NSCLC right nodule, who was treated with a VATS anatomical segmentectomy.
July 22, 2015
This video shows a left upper lobectomy with wedge resection of the pulmonary artery, sleeve bronchoplasty, and mediastinal lymph node dissection in a 36-year-old female patient.
July 20, 2015
This video demonstrates a VATS resection of extralobar sequestration in an asymptomatic patient.
July 20, 2015
This study explores the genetical contribution to lung cancer in non-smoking patients using a state-wide cancer registry for lung cancer (n=5544). This study provides insight into which non-smoking patients are at risk for lung cancer.
July 16, 2015
In order to improve the diagnostic accuracy of bronchoscopy for lung cancer, epithelial cells were collected from normal appearing mucosa in the mainstem bronchus of patients suspected of having lung cancer during diagnostic bronchoscopy. The samples were evaluated with a gene expression classifier. 43% of the standard examinations were nondiagnost
July 14, 2015
Intraoperative events during VATS lobectomy should be expected. The management of these events is critical to achieving a good patient outcome. This video advocates for a preventative strategy, practicing event management, and communicating specific skills to address intraoperative events such as pulmonary artery bleeding.
July 14, 2015
This meta-analysis evaluated results from 6 studies totalling 868 patients randomized to local control (radiotherapy vs surgery) after induction therapy for NSCLC with N2 disease. Four studies evaluated induction chemotherapy, the other 2 evaluated induction chemoradiotherapy. Differences in outcomes were not significant, but there was a strong tre
July 9, 2015
Stephen Hazelrigg, Neil Christie, and Hiran Fernando discuss the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of lung cancer.