Francesco Petrella
Idiopathic diaphragmatic relaxation is a rare condition characterized by the abnormal elevation of one hemidiaphragm within the thoracic cavity without any evidence of abdominal visceral herniation. This anatomical displacement can lead to symptoms such as...
Robotic thymectomy is an effective therapeutic approach for the treatment of thymic epithelial tumors, offering a low complication rate and favorable oncological outcomes (1). Several techniques have been described for...
Primary chest wall sarcomas are rare malignancies that require complete surgical resection, which remains the mainstay of treatment (1). Different histological subtypes, such as chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, exhibit distinct...
Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a benign, uncommon pulmonary anomaly characterized by the presence of a mass separated from the normal bronchopulmonary tree and a systemic aortic arterial blood supply (1). Intralobar...
Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors that most commonly occur singularly in otherwise normal individuals. Multiple schwannomas in a single patient are most often seen in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2),...
Minimally invasive thoracic approaches are usually not recommended in redo procedures when severe adhesions are expected. However, in cases involving complex adhesions of the apex of the chest, particularly with...
This video shows the case of a thirty-eight-year-old patient with a previous history of colonic cancer and Lynch syndrome. She was referred to the thoracic surgery department because of a...
Holography is a method of creating three-dimensional images called holograms. These are made by superimposing a second wavefront, usually defined as a reference beam, on the wavefront of interest. This...
The cardiophrenic angle lymph nodes were classified by Rouvière (1) as diaphragmatic lymph nodes and divided into: 1) Anterior (prepericardic) draining portions of the diaphragm, liver , pleura, and abdominal...
Pulmonary metastases excision is indicated for lung-sparing resection of small and central lesions when wedge resection or segmentectomy are unfeasible. This procedure can be challenging in case of deep-located metastases...
Partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection (PAPVC) is due to the failure of one or more of the pulmonary veins to be incorporated into the left atrium, thus flowing into the...
Pericardial cysts are benign and rare congenital malformations with an incidence of 1 in 100,000, representing about 7% of mediastinal masses [1]. Pericardial cysts— as well as pericardial diverticula— are...
Introduction Glomus tumors (GT) are rare benign neoplasms mostly affecting the deep dermis of extremities, and they constitute less than 2% of all soft tissue tumors. GTs can sporadically appear...








