This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Brian Houseman about VATS vs robotic lobectomy. They discuss training programs, the speed and efficiency of VATS, advanced chemotherapy cases, instruments used, safety, and the difference in pain for robotic-assisted surgery vs VATS.
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VATS
August 29, 2024
Minimally-invasive pulmonary segmentectomy is an effective method for treating selective cases while preserving lung parenchyma and minimizing perioperative morbidity and length of hospital stay. A fully thoracoscopic multiport approach is often preferred due to its straightforwardness and flexibility, allowing adaptation to unexpected intraoperative
August 23, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Raja Flores about VATS lobectomy. They discuss his experience and studies in VATS lobectomy and Dr. Flores’s technique for this procedure.
August 16, 2024
A first for the Diego Gonzalez Rivas Foundation mobile surgery unit as the team begins surgical treatments in Africa.
July 24, 2024
This video demonstrates a VATS right basilar segmentectomy for typical carcinoid, highlighting the use of indocyanine green for enhanced visualization.
July 18, 2024
A left atrial appendage of a retroverted orientation is not a well-recognized anatomical variant in the current literature. The authors describe preoperative identification and intraoperative maneuvers that optimize device sitting and ensure complete occlusion of a retroverted left atrial appendage.
July 1, 2024
This video demonstrates how the authors perform right upper lobectomies. There is never a perfect case, but the authors believe they are managing to reproduce great results with this technique.
Driving Change in the Delivery of Thoracic Surgery in Africa: An Interview With Diego Gonzalez Rivas
June 11, 2024
At the 2024 ESTS Conference in Barcelona, Spain, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning interviewed some of the most knowledgeable thoracic surgeons from around the world to highlight the fascinating work they are doing. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting.
May 29, 2024
This study evaluated the surgical and oncological results of RATS thymectomy to demonstrate the approach as technically safe with acceptable outcomes. Of 669 patients, complete thymectomy was performed in 98 percent of cases and in 8.5 percent of those cases, resection of surrounding structures was undertaken.
May 16, 2024
Minimally invasive surgery is routinely used for thymectomies, and techniques continue to evolve. Yang developed and studied a modified subxiphoid approach for thymectomy utilizing VATS with a sternal retractor to improve visualization in the operative field.