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Federico Venuta of the University of Rome in Italy presents a discussion on surgery for invasive lung cancer. He discusses T4 lung cancer, superior vena cava involvement and reconstruction, carinal resection, and vascular reconstruction. This...
Federico Venuta of the Sapienza University of Rome in Italy discusses surgical reconstruction techniques following resection of T4 lung cancer tumors. He focuses on surgical approaches for tumors that invade...
Patient Selection Resection and reconstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) is still considered a surgical challenge; the numerous problems related to patient selection, choice of the appropriate surgical strategy...
Patient Selection The purpose of airway stenting is to relieve airway obstruction caused by strictures not suitable for resection and reconstruction. Historical attempts at airway stenting began in the 19th...
Patient Selection Bullous emphysema is histologically referred to as the presence of emphysematous areas with a complete destruction of lung tissue producing an airspace greater than 1 cm in diameter....
Bronchoscopic alternatives to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) have been recently proposed; the airway bypass [1-3] and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) are certainly one step beyond current LVRS practice....




