Lung - Cancer

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Safety and Feasibility of Novel Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy/Segmentectomy for Lung Cancer

June 5, 2025 | Jade QuSilver Contributor

This study evaluated the SHURUI single-port (SP) robotic system for uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) in lung cancer patients. Unlike conventional multi-incision systems, the SHURUI SP utilizes a single, highly flexible robotic arm, aiming to...

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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...

Podcast

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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In Global News: Overlapping Surgery and CABG, Lung Cancer Screening at the Supermarket, and Reporting Device-Related Injuries

March 8, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The American Heart Association has released a scientific statement summarizing emerging knowledge about sensitization after heart transplant. The National Health Service England in the UK...

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Measuring the Integration of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Plus Surgery for Early-Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

March 4, 2019 | Marco NardiniBronze Contributor

The complete pathologic response rate in this study is revealed to be low, lower than expected after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for early stage non-small cell lung cancer: only 60%....

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In Global News: Addressing Lung Cancer Treatment Disparities and Adult Heart Problems After Congenital Heart Disease

March 1, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest One of the professional golfers who qualified for this weekend’s PGA Tour event is also a two-time heart transplant recipient. Drugs and Devices LivaNova announced...

Video

Disparities in Access to Lung Cancer Screening

February 28, 2019 | Douglas Wood…

Filmed at the 2018 STS Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Douglas Wood of the University of Washington in Seattle moderates a discussion on the disparities in access to lung...

Video

Aberrant Superior Pulmonary Vein in Left Upper Lobe Apical and Posterior Segmentectomy

February 8, 2019 | Jason Trevis…

The patient presented with bilateral adenocarcinoma, therefore an apical and posterior segmentectomy was the procedure of choice in order to conserve pulmonary tissue and function. A variance from normal anatomy...

Video

Subxiphoid Right Upper Lobectomy

February 6, 2019 | Karel Pfeuty…

This video demonstrates a right upper lobectomy through a subxiphoid biportal approach. The authors use a biportal approach, divided in a 4 cm working port through a paramedian incision and...

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Robotic Right Lower Lobectomy With Subxiphoid Utility Port

January 16, 2019 | Devan Limbachia…

The authors demonstrate a robotic right lower lobectomy with utilization of subxiphoid assistant port. The patient was a 73-year-old man who underwent surgery for a 35 mm lung nodule secondary...

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In Global News: Cardiac Surgery and Cognitive Decline, Lessons From Pet Medicine, and Inhaled mRNA

January 11, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Ireland’s Cabinet is expected to consider opt-out organ donation legislation this spring. A veterinarian in Colorado, USA, discusses the potential for learning about novel interventional...

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