G. Jett
Lung sparing bronchial sleeve resection was first described by Paulson and Shaw in 1955 (1). Resection of the left mainstem bronchus (LMSB) is challenging due to its location adjacent to the aortic arch and left...
Lung sparing bronchial sleeve resection was first described by Paulson and Shaw in 1955 (1). Resection of the left mainstem bronchus (LMSB) is challenging due to its location adjacent to...
Constrictive pericarditis results from chronic fibrous thickening, and occasionally calcified adherence of the pericardium. The inelastic constriction of the pericardium impairs ventricular filling, resulting in increased filling pressures and decreased...
Substernal goiter is a challenging disease. Surgical treatment is the standard based on symptoms, or for the risk of occult malignancy and the natural history of progressive enlargement (1). Resection...
The treatment of superior sulcus tumors (Pancoast tumors) has evolved over the past seventy years. Initial treatment was resection followed by irradiation (1). Now, the established trimodal treatment popularized by...
Unilateral diaphragm paralysis results from spinal injury or disease near its cervical vertebra (C5) origin or from phrenic nerve injury (1). In addition, phrenic nerve injury can occur with all...
Hemothorax is second only to rib fractures as the most common complication in patients with chest trauma (1). Hemothorax following valve replacement utilizing a minithoracotomy approach on the opposite side...
Solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) are rare neoplasms representing less than 5% of pleural tumors (1, 2). Sixty to eighty percent of SFTs arise from the visceral pleura (3, 4), but...
This video describes robotic-assisted decortication for a recurrent pleural effusion secondary to fibrothorax. Technical aspects of the decortication are demonstrated, including port placement, robot docking, and closure. Decortication is occasionally...






