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September 13, 2017
A life-sized chest model with a lifelike texture was developed to simulate thoracoscopic surgery. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for right lower lobectomy was performed using the model.
September 12, 2017
Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, a panel of allied health professionals discusses the new STS protocol for the management of cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery.
September 11, 2017
This video demonstrates a uniportal VATS right lower lobe lobectomy for adenocarcinoma, using advanced instrumentation to decrease the number of instruments used and to achieve the best exposure inside the chest.
September 8, 2017
The deadline for the Thoracic Surgery Foundation's 2018 Awards Program is October 15, 2017.
September 7, 2017
Christopher Blauth of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, UK, gives a brief overview of results from a hybrid minimally invasive approach using the nContact/AtriCure device.
September 6, 2017
This 3D video demonstrates a VATS diaphragm plication.
September 5, 2017
Watch a step-by-step video demonstrating a midline sternotomy.
September 5, 2017
The 55th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society is designed for cardiothoracic surgeons, physicians, residents, physician assistants, fellows, and other cardiology health care providers. The meeting will take place at the Omni Resort Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida, from October 18-21, 2017.
August 31, 2017
Rene Petersen of Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark describes using VATS for difficult resections.
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