This video shows a VATS lower bilobectomy of the lung with systematic lymph node dissection for NSCLC, using a “fissure last” technique.
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Mediastinum
November 18, 2015
This video entails a case report on a 35-year-old carrier of Hemophilia A with a mediastinal mass. The robotic procedure and perioperative management are discussed.
October 12, 2015
This video demonstrates a robotic resection for mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in a 53-year-old male patient with cerebral palsy.
August 22, 2015
Among patients with blunt trauma, the authors studied the implications of pneumomediastinum identified on CT. The incidence was 2.2%. Pneumomediastinum was associated with a 4-fold increase in mortality, a 2-fold increase in length of stay, and a 3-fold increase in ICU stay. Air in the posterior mediastinum, air in all mediastinal compartments, an
June 25, 2015
The authors reviewed their experience with patients suffering blunt trauma who had evidence of a pneumomediastinum on CT. Among over 3,000 pts, 2.7% had pneumomediastinum. Those affected had higher injury scores and a higher mortality rate (12.5% vs 3.6%). Increased risk of mortality was associated with posterior mediastinal air, air in all medias
June 16, 2015
This video shows the surgical technique for a single-port thymectomy through an infrasternal approach.
April 15, 2015
The authors present the case of a 36-year-old female with a past medical history of myasthenia gravis not responding to medication. A thymectomy was planned via a left mini-thoracotomy approach.
April 6, 2015
This video demonstrates a subxiphoid single incision VATS resection of a non-MG B2 thymoma.
February 24, 2015
This video shows a VATS resection of a mediastinal mass through a single vertical incision.
January 15, 2015
Filmed at the 2014 STS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, this roundtable discussion focuses on mediastinal staging for non-small cell lung cancer. Frank Detterbeck moderates this discussion with Moishe Liberman and Luis Herrera.