David Rice
With the recent publication of two large, multicenter, randomized trials showing equivalent or even improved survival for segmental versus lobar resection of small (≤2 cm) stage I non-small cell lung cancer (1,2), there is greater...
Sublobar resection of small (<2 cm) well-differentiated lung cancers is appropriate, especially in elderly patients, and it preserves useful lung parenchyma, thereby maximizing postoperative lung function [1]. Though minimally invasive...
For CTSNet’s first General Thoracic Guest Editor Series, Advances in Robotic Thoracic Surgery, we asked Dr David Rice of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to bring together...
Thank you for virtually attending the 4M Symposium on Robotic Thoracic Surgery on CTSNet! Watch previously streamed sessions here: Robert Cerfolio of NYU gives the Keynote Address on Teaching Surgery...
A diverse group of surgeons share their unique and inspiring stories regarding what motivated them to pursue a career in cardiothoracic surgery.
...Figure 1: Olympus BF-UC160F-OL8 endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscope. Saline filled syringe attached to balloon inflation port. Mediastinoscopy is the ‘gold standard’ method for determining the presence of nodal metastases in the...






