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Thoracic

November 24, 2015
This is an interesting video documenting radiotracer labelld lung nodule incision of a small 10mm right upper lobe nodule that is really quite deep 
November 24, 2015
This video shows a VATS lower bilobectomy of the lung with systematic lymph node dissection for NSCLC, using a “fissure last” technique.
November 19, 2015
Recorded via Google Hangouts, Joel Dunning and E. E. John Smith discuss the new international Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons qualification.
November 18, 2015
This video entails a case report on a 35-year-old carrier of Hemophilia A with a mediastinal mass. The robotic procedure and perioperative management are discussed.
November 17, 2015
This video demonstrates a videothoracoscopic bilobectomy for a 3 cm NSCLC.
November 16, 2015
In presentations recorded at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Johannes Bonatti, Franca Melfi, and Carlo Milli discuss topics in robotic cardiothoracic surgery.
November 16, 2015
The relationship to institution type and survival after multimodality therapy for IIIA NSCLC was investigated using the NCDB (National Cancer Database).  Academic medical centers had a higher incidence of induction therapy, lower postoperative mortality, and improved overall survival. 
November 15, 2015
The goal of this study was to detemine whether adjuvant chemotherapy leads to a survival benefit in patients with positive LNs who have undergone induction chemoradiation therapy followed by esophagectomy. This is a retrospective study of 764 patients undergoing esophagectomy at a single institution from 2000-2013.
November 11, 2015
This video demonstrates an example of a transabdominal approach for removing a large esophageal leiomyoma with the da Vinci robot system.
November 11, 2015
A prospective evaluation of patients suffering minor thoracic injuries was performed to assess functional impact at 90 days.  One-third had at least 1 rib fracture and 12% had a delayed hemothorax.  23% had severe or moderate disabilities at 90 days, which was more common among those with more severe injuries.  Outcomes were unrelated to age.

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