I particularly enjoyed Table 1 of this succinct mini manual on ' robotic' assisted oncologic pulmonary resections (‘robotic’ is a catchy cross-speciality misnomer particularly adored by popular media; probably too late to ostracise the term, yet it leaves the computer-assisted surgeons open to malpractice claims!).
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Cancer
July 19, 2017
July 17, 2017
The authors present the case of a 65-year-old male patient who, during an episode of pneumonia, underwent a bronchoscopy that revealed a right upper lobe endobronchial lesion.
July 11, 2017
Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomies have been instrumental in the evolution of thoracic surgical oncology since its introduction in the early 90s.
July 10, 2017
This video describes the technique of suturing a bovine pericardial patch to cover a large pericardial defect using the SILS Stitch device.
July 6, 2017
In a prospective study, the authors analyzed blood samples from 102 patients with stage I–IIIA non-small-cell lung cancers for the presence of circulating tumour cells (CTCs). Samples were taken prior to and one month after radical resection of the primary tumour, and CTCs were detected using immunomagnetic techniques.
June 20, 2017
This video shows a robotic sleeve lobectomy performed on a 65-year-old male patient with a proven adenocarcinoma at the orifice of the apical segment of the right lower lobe.
June 19, 2017
Chudgar and colleagues evaluated clinicopathologic variables and characteristics of treatment for 539 patients who had undergone pulmonary metastasectomy for soft-tissue sarcoma at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
June 2, 2017
The author demonstrates the technique for a VATS sleeve lobectomy in an 82-year-old woman.
May 29, 2017
This is a video of a right upper lobectomy done through a subxiphoid port.
May 17, 2017
An assessment of regional lung resection outcomes relative to compliance with NCCN resection guidelines was performed. Negative margins 94%, 91% anatomic, 51% hilar nodes sampled, 26% 3 mediastinal nodal stations sampled. On average, 17% of resections met all criteria, although the trend was upward over time.