CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular pieces of clinical content published in 2015.
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December 28, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular roundtable discussions published in 2015.
December 28, 2015
The goal of this study was to present the changes in pulmonary function after SBRT in 127 patients with clinical stage I NSCLC or a single lung metastasis. These patients were either too high risk for an operation or preferred a non-operative treatment approach.
December 26, 2015
Using CMS CABG data as a denominator, the investigators examined the penetration, completeness, and representativeness of the STS database with respect to the CMS database. The investigators found that, in 2012--the most recent year analyzed--center-level penetration was 90% and patient-level penetration was 94%.
December 24, 2015
Whether postoperative adjuvant therapy for node-positive residual disease after induction therapy and resection for esophageal cancer is unknown. This single institution study identified 101 node positive patients among 764 treated with induction therapy and surgery during 2000-2012. 45 of 101 patients who underwent adjuvant therapy, primarily chem
December 23, 2015
Intermediate term results of a single institution experience with POEM for management of achalasia are reported for the first 100 cases. Most patients were women (59%) and the overall mean age was 48 years. POEM was successfully completed in 94 pts and without complications. Clinical success was declared in 94.5%, although pH studies documented ab
December 23, 2015
This longitudinal review of single institution experience with GEJ adenocarcinomas identified time-related trends. The proportion of GEJ tumors compared to all esophageal cancers increased from 22% to 36%. GERD increased from 7% to 11%. An increased in GERD was associated with an increased in the prevalance of Seiwert I tumors. There was a signi
December 22, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, Joel Dunning, CTSNet Co-Editor, presents his choices for the most interesting content of 2015.
December 21, 2015
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2015. As the year comes to a close, Mark Ferguson, CTSNet Co-Editor, presents his choices for the most interesting content of 2015.
December 14, 2015
This video demonstrates an extended thymectomy through a subxiphoid port in a 51-year-old female patient, who presented with a 2.5 cm thymoma and myasthenia gravis.