LVR using endobronchial therapies remains experimental. This multicenter study tested LVR coils in 60 pts for safety and efficacy. There were a total of 18 serious adverse events. At 6 and 12 mos, dyspnea scores decreased 11%, 6 min walk increased 30-50 m, and FEV1 increased 0.11 L. Pts with either heterogeneous or homogeneous emphysema appeared
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Lung - Other
June 2, 2014
May 28, 2014
J. Matthew Reinersman presents a new technique that combines POEM and laparoscopic dor fundoplication.
May 6, 2014
Outcomes of patients undergoing lung transplant after LVRS were compared to those of patients undergoing LVRS or transplant alone. OR time and LOS were longer in the combined group. Morbidity and mortality were similar among the groups. Post-transplant survival was substantially lower in the combined group. However, if time from LVRS to transplan
April 3, 2014
This video describes the surgical technique of performing a VATS segmentectomy in a 22-month-old child with a cavitating left upper lobe nodule.
October 30, 2013
Radiotracer-guided localization of pulmonary nodules was introduced in 2000, with subsequent studies confirming its reproducibility and reliability. As more frequent small, asymptomatic masses are being identified, this technique could prevent unnecessary thoracotomies and preserve lung parenchyma.
July 19, 2012
The Novalung Interventional Lung Assist (iLA) device is a membrane ventilator that allows for oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange to occur by simple diffusion.
February 8, 2012
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December 15, 2011
Breast implant complications after thoracic surgery are relatively rare. We present an unusual case of an intact implant migration into the pleural space after thoracoscopic surgery that was initially read as hemothorax on computed tomography of the chest.
August 1, 2011
The video describes a left Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) upper lobectomy in an 18-month old child with infected congenital cystic adenamatoid malformation (CCAM).
