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Prof. Stefano Cafarotti
BACKGROUND
Prof. Stefano Cafarotti has successfully led the world’s first pulmonary artery trunk transplant for a patient with thymic carcinoma.The pioneering procedure involved the complete resection of a locally advanced thymic carcinoma infiltrating the main pulmonary artery, followed by vascular reconstruction using a pulmonary artery homograft—a feat never before reported in the management of this disease.PubMed link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36852845/
OTHER INTERESTS
Lung cancer surgery
VATS lobectomy and Segmentectomy
Uniportal VATS
Thymoma and MG
Induction therapy in NSCLC
Perioperative immunoteraphy
Surgical treatment of lung metastases
Treatment of Pneumothorax
Mediastinal disease
VATS in general thoracic surgery
Diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusions
Chest wall tumors, resections and reconstructions