Lung - Cancer

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Contemporary Chest Drain Practice After Pulmonary Resection

October 1, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This prospective European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Drainology Collaborative registry study examined chest-drain practice after pulmonary resection in 3,348 patients across 21 international centers, 88 percent of whom underwent minimally invasive surgery. Prolonged air...

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Pope Leo XIV Undergoes Successful Lung Surgery

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article summarizes the surgical treatment of Pope Leo XIV, who was recently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Surgeons performed a uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The surgery team reported...

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How to Perform a Left Robotic Pneumonectomy

October 5, 2026 | Sonia Aguir…

This video presents the authors’ standardized technique for multiportal robotic-assisted left pneumonectomy after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy, using a five-step hilar dissection based on the principles of the French lobectomy approach. In...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 176: The ELANA System in CABG

October 1, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Bart P. van Putte, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, and the Amsterdam University...

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Contemporary Chest Drain Practice After Pulmonary Resection

October 1, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This prospective European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Drainology Collaborative registry study examined chest-drain practice after pulmonary resection in 3,348 patients across 21 international centers, 88 percent of whom underwent...

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Intracavitary Cisplatin-Fibrin Followed by Irradiation Improved Tumor Control Compared to the Single Treatments in a Mesothelioma Rat Model

January 30, 2025 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This murine model study investigated a novel combination treatment for pleural mesothelioma using intracavitary cisplatin-fibrin gel (cis-fib) and adjuvant irradiation (IR). Conducted on an orthotopic immunocompetent rat model, the study...

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Lung Transplant Outcome From Selected Older Donors (≥70 Years) Equals Younger Donors (

January 2, 2025 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This study evaluates the outcomes of bilateral lung transplantation (LTx) using grafts from donors aged 70 years or older, compared with those from younger donors. Conducted at a single center...

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Prevalence of Invasive Lung Cancer in Pure Ground Glass Nodules Less Than 30 mm: A Systematic Review

December 19, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article examines the malignancy potential of pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs) under 30 mm, challenging the notion that these nodules carry minimal invasive cancer risk. After analyzing 28 observational studies...

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus on the Multidisciplinary Management and Resectability of Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

December 5, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article provides a consensus-based approach for determining the resectability and optimal management strategies for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The expert panel recommends evaluating resectability through multidisciplinary...

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European Multicentre Study Evaluating the Prognosis of Peripheral Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients Operated on by Segmentectomy or Lobectomy

December 5, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article assesses the outcomes of segmentectomy versus lobectomy in treating peripheral, early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. In a multicenter study involving 674 patients, the authors compared overall survival (OS), lung cancer-specific...

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Better Survival With Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection in Patients With Hypermetabolic C-Stage IA Lung Cancer on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography 

November 7, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

Recently, the CALGB 140503 trial and the JCOG0802/WJOG4607L showed the non-inferiority of sublobar resections compared to lobectomy for 3). Both the five-year overall and disease-free survival rates were worse after...

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Clinical and Financial Outcomes of Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer in Safety-Net Hospitals

November 7, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article explores the disparities in access to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on socioeconomic status. After analyzing data from the National...

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Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Resectable Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy: A Large-Scale, Multicenter, Real-World Study (NeoR-World)

October 24, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article evaluates the effectiveness of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy (IC+Chemo) in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This large-scale study involved 1,092 patients from 11 medical centers and...

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