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James Luketich
Mediastinal lipomas are benign, slow-growing masses that can present as large masses due to their insidious onset (1). Symptoms associated with these lipomas are generally due to mass effect, such as dysphagia, shortness of breath,...
In this video, the authors demonstrate a robot-assisted Nissen fundoplication with Collis wedge gastroplasty. Following mediastinal dissection and full reduction of the hiatal or giant paraesophageal hernia, the gastric fat...
In this video, the authors present a robot-assisted lingula-sparing left upper lobectomy, using segmental plane identification with near-infrared fluorescence imaging. During this procedure, the arterial and venous vasculature, along with...
Patient Selection Figure 1. Barium swallow demonstrating a giant paraesophageal hernia. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is extremely common in North America. The majority of these patients will have a simple type...
As one of the country’s current leaders in the field of thoracic surgery, Mark B. Orringer, MD, has focused much of his academic career on the diagnosis and treatment of...
