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This interview celebrates the long career of British cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Michael E. Cowen. He leaves a legacy of pioneering robotic thoracic surgery and trainee education.
January 4, 2017
This video demonstrates a fissureless VATS resection of the posterior segment of the right upper lobe.
December 21, 2016
This video presents a VATS treatment of an 86-year-old woman who suffered a diaphragmatic laceration after a car accident.
December 15, 2016
Paul Van Schil of the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium, discusses the evidence for pulmonary metastasectomy and methods for improving local control.
December 14, 2016
This video describes the steps taken to access a bronchogenic cyst through the diaphragm, and how to repair the diaphragm afterwards.
December 12, 2016
This video shows a microsurgical approach to the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
December 8, 2016
This essay is a historical review of the development of pulmonary lobectomy.
December 6, 2016
This video shows a sleeve microlobectomy of the right upper lobe.
December 1, 2016
Joel Dunning presents a full-length documentary on renowned general thoracic surgeon, Robert Cerfolio.
November 29, 2016
This video demonstrates a repair of Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man.
November 28, 2016
This video presents the case of a 31-year-old man diagnosed with a metastatic germ cell tumor, and successfully treated with a three-port posterior approach VATS.