Lung & Mediastinal
Kartagener syndrome is a rare manifestation of primary ciliary dyskinesia characterized by chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and situs inversus. Progressive bronchiectasis may ultimately lead to end-stage respiratory failure requiring lung transplantation. Although bilateral lung transplantation is...
This expert consensus document addresses lung volume reduction (LVR) for emphysema, including surgical and endobronchial approaches for appropriately selected patients. It provides guidance on patient selection, techniques, risks, transplantation considerations,...
This article summarizes the surgical treatment of Pope Leo XIV, who was recently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Surgeons performed a uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The surgery team reported...
This single-center retrospective study examined 86 living-donor lobar lung transplant recipients who received 163 lobar grafts. Airway complications occurred in eight grafts (4.9 percent), all presenting as bronchial stenosis. Segmental...
This video presents the authors’ standardized technique for multiportal robotic-assisted left pneumonectomy after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy, using a five-step hilar dissection based on the principles of the French lobectomy approach. In...
