Thoracic Surgery

Technique for Robotic Transhiatal Esophagectomy.

Minimally invasive esophagectomy is increasing performed for cancers of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. This video demonstrates the setup and key steps for a robotic transhiatal esophagectomy with a cervical anastomosis.

Wireless monitoring and artificial intelligence: A bright future in cardiothoracic surgery.

Precision Surgical Therapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction.

INTRODUCTION: To facilitate the initial clinical decision regarding whether to use esophagectomy alone or neoadjuvant therapy in surgical care for ind...

Comparative outcomes of minimally invasive and robotic-assisted esophagectomy.

OBJECTIVE: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has demonstrated superior outcomes compared to open approaches. The myriad of techniques has preclud...

ASO Author Reflections: The Role of Robot-Assisted Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer.

Comment on: "Early Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Versus Thoracoscopic-Assisted Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Study".

Robot assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) for esophageal cancer.

Worldwide, the standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer with curative intent is perioperative chemotherapy or preoperative chemoradio...

Machine learning for real-time prediction of complications in critical care: a retrospective study.

BACKGROUND: The large amount of clinical signals in intensive care units can easily overwhelm health-care personnel and can lead to treatment delays, ...

Robot-assisted enucleation of large dumbbell-shaped esophageal schwannoma: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Esophageal schwannomas are extremely rare, with few cases reported in the literature. Traditionally, resection of esophageal schwannoma is...

The Dependence of Machine Learning on Electronic Medical Record Quality.

There is growing interest in applying machine learning methods to Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Across different institutions, however, EMR qualit...

Robotic Hybrid Approach for an Anterior Pancoast Tumor in a Severely Obese Patient.

Several different surgical approaches to anterior Pancoast tumors have been proposed. The osteomuscular-sparing transmanubrial approach allows optimal...

Non-Islet Cell Tumor Hypoglycemia: A Rare Cause of Hypoglycemia in Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Cancer.

Non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is a rare paraneoplastic condition caused most commonly by metastatic mesenchymal tumors. A 74-year-old non-...

Radiologic and Functional Analysis of Compensatory Lung Growth After Living-Donor Lobectomy.

BACKGROUND: Whether compensatory lung growth occurs in adult humans is controversial. The aim of this study was to confirm compensatory lung growth by...

Triple-stapled quadrilateral anastomosis: a new technique for creation of an esophagogastric anastomosis.

BACKGROUND: Esophagogastric anastomosis performed after esophagectomy is technically complex and often the source of postoperative complications. The ...

Can a standardised Ventilation Mechanical Test for quantitative intraoperative air leak grading reduce the length of hospital stay after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy?

We standardised a Ventilation Mechanical Test (VMT) after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy that classifies intraoperative alveola...

Uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic approach for thymectomy: a case series.

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive techniques are becoming increasingly popular in thoracic surgery. Although median sternotomy is the traditional approac...

Robotic versus thoracoscopic thymectomy: The current evidence.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to analyze all relevant comparative studies comparing robot-assisted minimally invasive thymectomy (RATS) an...

Robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy as treatment of a giant bulla.

BACKGROUND: A bulla is a marked enlarged space within the parenchyma of the lung. Bullae may cause dyspnea by compressing healthy lung parenchyma and ...

Feasibility and safety of robot-assisted thoracic surgery for lung lobectomy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) lobectomy versus video-assisted ...

Deep Learning at Chest Radiography: Automated Classification of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Using Convolutional Neural Networks.

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) for detecting tuberculosis (TB) on chest radiographs. Materials and Met...