Lung Cancer - Surgery

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Effects of Intraoperative Higher Versus Lower Positive End-Expiratory Pressure During One-Lung Ventilation for Thoracic Surgery on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (PROTHOR): A Multicentre, International, Randomised, Controlled, Phase 3 Trial

November 25, 2025 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

In this international randomized trial involving 2,124 thoracic surgery patients requiring one-lung ventilation, the authors compared high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) with recruitment maneuvers (10 cm H2O) to standard low PEEP without recruitment (5 cm...

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STS Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices of Sublobar Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 29, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices of Sublobar Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) provides evidence-based recommendations to guide the...

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Post-Induction Robotic Left Lower Lobectomy in a Patient With a Previous S9–S10 Left Segmentectomy

July 6, 2026 | Alessia Caputo…

The clinical case presented in this video concerns a 67-year-old female patient who came to the authors’ attention in 2021 after undergoing a computed tomography (CT) scan that revealed the...

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Evaluation and Management of N2+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Interview With Dr. Philip Linden

June 5, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dunning, a cardiothoracic surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, spoke with Dr. Philip...

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Hybrid VATS Right Upper Lobectomy With En Bloc Chest Wall Resection and Thoracoscopic Management of Major Stapler Injury

June 1, 2026 | José Yaryura Montero…

The authors present the case of a 71-year-old female former smoker who was referred for persistent right dorsal thoracic pain. Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans revealed...

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Perioperative Outcomes for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Differences Between Men and Women

October 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In a single institution review comparing acute outcomes for men and women after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer, men were found to have an increased risk of postoperative cardiac...

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Aggressive Radiotherapy, Surgery Doubles Overall Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Limited Mets

October 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Forty-nine patients with limited metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (three or fewer metastatic sites) who did not progress on initial systemic therapy were randomized to surgery or RT vs standard...

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Watch Live-in-a-Box Microlobectomy and Microthymectomy Surgical Videos Performed in Bologna, Italy

October 16, 2018 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Click on the link below and register for free to gain access to two operations that were performed live in Bologna, Italy, on October 1st, 2018. https://www.microlobectomy.live/ The first video...

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More Frequent Surveillance Following Lung Cancer Resection Is Not Associated With Improved Survival: A Nationally Representative Cohort Study

September 26, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Using the National Cancer Database, the effect of the timing of computed tomography (CT) surveillance after resection of non-small cell lung cancer on survival was investigated. Survival was similar for...

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Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Lung Cancer by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Participants

September 26, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Data in the STS Database indicate that invasive mediastinal staging is underused in patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer, and that the pattern of use varies widely among...

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The NELSON Trial Reports Large Survival Advantage for Lung Cancer Screening in Europe

September 25, 2018 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

A seismic shift occurred today when the NELSON screening trial results were presented at the IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (#WCLC2018). Hear from the CEO, Dr. Fred R....

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In Global News: Cyclist Will Bike 50-Mile Race Two Months After Quintuple Bypass Surgery, AI Tool to Diagnose Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and On-Pump Versus Off-Pump CABG

September 21, 2018 | Emily RobinsonBronze Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest A man who received quintuple bypass surgery in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, plans to cycle a 50-mile race only two months later. A woman in...

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Loss of Buoyancy Control Following a Pneumonectomy: An Update on Keeling Syndrome With a Biomechanics-Based Explanation

September 11, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The Editorial Group is grateful to Dr Manos Kapetanakis for bringing to our attention their small case series on a ‘ lifestyle’ late complication of pneumonectomy for malignancy. It will...

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