This video presents a surgical technique to perform a video-assisted "hilum first-fissure last" right lower lobectomy with two-port approach.
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Cancer
August 5, 2022
The segmentectomy procedure is emerging as the preferred resection treatment for select patients with stage IA NSCLC < 2cm. This preference is supported by a mountain of retrospective data and the survival advantage noted in the recently reported JCOG 0802 trial.
August 4, 2022
This case details a left S10 anatomic resection using a RATS approach and 3D planning.
August 4, 2022
This video presents the new uniportal pure robotic-assisted thoracic surgery approach for a left S9-S10 bisegmentectomy.
August 3, 2022
This video highlights a segmental anatomy operation, a key point in VATS and RATS segmentectomy procedures.
August 2, 2022
This video depicts a technique for the localization of small pulmonary lesions and sublobar resection via robotic-assisted bronchoscopic dye marking and two-port VATS left lower lobe apical segmentectomy.
August 1, 2022
Four decades ago, the very first patients were enrolled into the Lung Cancer Study Group. It was a randomized, controlled trial that compared lobectomy to limited resection for biopsy-proven T1N0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The results of this study were published in 1995.
July 27, 2022
Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is rapidly expanding, and new challenges should be continuously proposed regarding this technology. In effect, the community may further understand its strengths and limits, and consequently, offer better treatment to patients.
June 23, 2022
This scientific statement is a granular contribution to a major cardiovascular issue, illuminating nuances of the "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) FDA designation. One would expect the relevant Thoracic Associations in North America and Europe to contribute to this debate.
June 8, 2022
This video and text describe the utility and technique of a totally robotic-assisted pulmonary resection with concomitant left atrial appendage ligation.