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Robotic Upper Bilobectomy for Upper Lobe Bronchiectasis With Middle Lobe Adenocarcinoma

May 29, 2026 | Divyanshi shukla…

The authors present a robotic-assisted right bilobectomy performed for coexisting right upper lobe bronchiectasis and synchronous middle lobe adenocarcinoma, highlighting the management of dual pathology in the setting of dense inflammatory adhesions. A 45-year-old male...

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Right Basilar Segmental Autologous Lung Transplantation With Carinal Reconstruction for Central Lung SCC

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower...

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An STS General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis of the Association Between LN Dissection and Chylothorax

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis found that postoperative chylothorax risk increases with the extent of lymph-node dissection during pulmonary resection. Although uncommon, chylothorax was associated...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of...

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Changes to SLR for Lung Cancer Based on Trials in USA

April 5, 2023 | Jonathan Villena-Vargas

As a part of Session 1 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Jonathan Villena-Vargas presented on changes to SLR for lung cancer...

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Changes to SLR for Lung Cancer Based on Trials in Japan

April 5, 2023 | Hisao Asamura

As a part of Session 1 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Hisao Asamura presented on changes to SLR for lung cancer...

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Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer: Session 1

April 5, 2023 | Hisao Asamura…

After an introduction giving an overview of the conference by Dominique Gossot, Xavier-Benoit D’Journo, and Isabelle Opitz, the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer...

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Sleeve Lobectomy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Report from the European Society of Thoracic Surgery Database 2021

February 16, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Sleeve lobectomy is preferred to pneumonectomy for centrally located lung tumors. To report on surgical outcomes of this procedure, The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons database was searched between 2007...

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Association of Surgical Timing with Outcomes in Early Stage Lung Cancer

February 3, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Since time to surgery for lung cancer is not well established, researchers aimed to assess whether time to surgery from diagnosis correlates with outcomes like unplanned return to care, mortality,...

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FDA Approves Drug Which Makes Lung Cancer Glow

January 6, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

The FDA has approved the drug Cytalux for use in lung surgery. The drug, also known as pafolacianine, binds to lung cancer cells to make them glow under infrared light....

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NIH Grant Funds Cancer Prevention Vaccine Research

December 9, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Researchers have been awarded a grant to fund cancer vaccine research, including the development of an mRNA vaccine that would target precancerous lung lesions. Eventually, researchers hope to develop an...

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Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Lung Cancer Patients: A Provincial Population-Based Study

September 23, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This study aimed to establish risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a significant cause of mortality in lung cancer surgical patients. Unlike in surgical specialties that have adopted postdischarge VTE...

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