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This interview celebrates the long career of British cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Michael E. Cowen. He leaves a legacy of pioneering robotic thoracic surgery and trainee education.
June 25, 2018
This video demonstrates technical aspects of robotic-assisted decortication for fibrothorax, including port placement, robot docking, and closure.
June 20, 2018
The author details tips and tricks to help practicing surgeons complete a minimally invasive esophagectomy.
June 18, 2018
The author reviews the evaluation, staging, and thought process of disease management for a patient with oligometastatic lung cancer, focusing on the VATS right middle lobe technique, a review of the literature, and current therapeutic options.
June 14, 2018
Filmed at the 2017 EACTS Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, Mara Antonoff of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston moderates a discussion on the role of research for academic career advancement.
June 13, 2018
This is a video demonstrating the use of the FlexDex™ needle holder to perform a left VATS diaphragm plication.
June 7, 2018
G. Alexander Patterson of the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, discusses oncologic outcomes after VATS resections.
June 4, 2018
This video demonstrates a carinal resection, which was a challenging operation.
May 30, 2018
This video shows the successful surgical treatment of a large pneumatocele in the patient's right lower lobe using robotic marsupialization.
May 28, 2018
In this video, the authors demonstrate a totally endoscopic left VATS diaphragmatic plication using the Endo360⁰ device.
May 25, 2018
Find it here: The 26th ESTS Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia.