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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.
March 17, 2016
This video shows an example of a transthoracic robotic resection of an esophageal leiomyoma.
March 15, 2016
This video presents a surgical technique for sequential hepatic resection followed by a transdiaphragmatic lung metastasectomy.
March 9, 2016
This video shows a thoracoscopic superior segmentectomy of the right lower lobe in a patient who had previously undergone resection and chemotherapy for rectal cancer.
March 7, 2016
This video shows a middle lobectomy performed via a uniportal approach on a 55-year-old woman who had previously undergone a right upper lobectomy.
March 3, 2016
This video demonstrates a micropneumonectomy, a technique that uses 5 mm ports in the intercostal space and a subxiphoid incision for the stapler.
March 1, 2016
This video demonstrates a robot-assisted lingulectomy performed for the surgical management of early stage lung cancer.
February 24, 2016
This video shows an extended lower lobectomy via left rethoracotomy for a recurrent tumor in the left lower lobe, and right-sided VATS clipping of the thoracic duct.
February 22, 2016
This video demonstrates the robotic approach for wedge resection, pleurectomy, and mechanical pleurodesis for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax.
February 17, 2016
This video shows a left lower lobectomy performed on a 31-year-old male who presented with a history of persistent cough and pneumonia.
February 11, 2016
The authors present a technique for performing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy using a caudal approach.