In this recent interview with Joel Dunning, Robert Cerfolio discusses his philosophies regarding thoracic surgery and life.
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Robotic Thoracic Surgery
August 5, 2015
This video demonstrates a robotic left middle lobectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis.
July 23, 2015
Scott Swanson, Shanda Blackmon, Robert Cerfolio, and Bernard Park discuss minimally invasive lung surgery, highlighting robotic and video-assisted methods.
June 15, 2015
This video documents the author's technique for robotic diaphragm plication.
April 2, 2015
This article takes an in-depth look at robotic-assisted thymectomy. The technique is described and data from over 100 centers is analyzed.
May 9, 2014
Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, the authors evaluated outcomes and costs of VATS (37,595) vs robotic (2,498) lobectomy 2008-2011. Robotic lobectomy was associated with higher rates of complications, particularly cardiovascular and iatrogenic bleeding, and higher costs ($22,582 vs $17,874).
April 10, 2014
This is an outstanding 20 minute video on all aspects of segmentectomy for lung cancer from one of the world's experts.
There is a whole free Journal on this issue which can be found at http://www.annalscts.com/issue/view/37
December 17, 2013
Filmed at the 2013 EACTS Annual Meeting, this roundtable discussion focuses on Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), specifically VATS Lobectomy. Joel Dunning, FRCS, PhD moderates this discussion with Marco Scarci, MD, FRCS, and Peyman Sardari Nia, PhD.