Thoracic Surgery

Prediction of Anastomotic Leakage in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Multimodal Machine Learning Model Integrating Imaging and Clinical Data.

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Surgery in combination with chemo/radiotherapy is the standard treatment f...

Postoperative leukocyte counts as a surrogate for surgical stress response in matched robot- and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery cohorts of patients: A preliminary report.

The objective is to preliminary evaluated postoperative leukocyte counts as a surrogate for the surg...

Long-term quality of life after hybrid robot-assisted and open Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in a single center: a comparative analysis.

PURPOSE: Due to improved survival of esophageal cancer patients, long-term quality of life (QoL) is ...

Long-term outcomes of robot-assisted versus minimally invasive esophagectomy in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched study.

BACKGROUND: Recently, robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) has gained popularity ...

A Pilot Study Using Machine-learning Algorithms and Wearable Technology for the Early Detection of Postoperative Complications After Cardiothoracic Surgery.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a machine-learning algorithm (ie, the "NightSignal" algorithm) can be...

Segmentation-based cardiomegaly detection based on semi-supervised estimation of cardiothoracic ratio.

The successful integration of neural networks in a clinical setting is still uncommon despite major ...

Outcomes of robot-assisted versus video-assisted mediastinal mass resection during the initial learning curve.

To compare the learning curve of mediastinal mass resection between robot-assisted surgery and thora...

Comparing Robotic, Thoracoscopic, and Open Segmentectomy: A National Cancer Database Analysis.

INTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive approaches to lung resection have become widely acceptable and more...

A deep-learning-based framework for identifying and localizing multiple abnormalities and assessing cardiomegaly in chest X-ray.

Accurate identification and localization of multiple abnormalities are crucial steps in the interpre...

Robot-assisted transcervical esophagectomy with a bilateral cervical approach for thoracic esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND: Thoracic esophageal cancer resection through the neck approach has recently been reporte...

Artificial intelligence in academic cardiothoracic surgery.

Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery.

Online health resources are important for patients seeking perioperative information on robotic card...

Radiological Differential Diagnoses Based on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging Patterns: Perspectives of Four Large Language Models.

 Differential diagnosis in radiology is a critical aspect of clinical decision-making. Radiologists...

Comparison Results of Three-Port Robot-Assisted and Uniportal Video-Assisted Lobectomy for Functional Recovery Index in the Treatment of Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive lobectomy is the standard treatment for early stage non-small cell lu...

Efficacy of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) on post-operative pain and total analgesic consumption in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): A double-blinded randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) is a novel techniq...

Robotic Versus Thoracoscopic Sub-lobar Resection for Octogenarians with Clinical Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Real-World Study.

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive sub-lobectomy is sufficient in treating small early-stage non-small c...

Effect of da Vinci robot versus thoracoscopic surgery on lung function and oxidative stress levels in NSCLC patients: a propensity score-matched study.

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the short-term efficacy, lung function, and oxidative stress levels between ...

Outcomes Comparison of Robot-Assisted and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation.

OBJECTIVE: Cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) is a surgical antiadrenergic procedure that can red...

A comparative study of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and conventional approaches for short-term outcomes of anatomical segmentectomy.

OBJECTIVES: Since anatomical segmentectomy requires meticulous dissection of the segmental pulmonary...

Robot versus video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for large thymic epithelial tumors: a propensity-matched analysis.

BACKGROUND: Both video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy and robot-assisted thoracosc...

Active learning for extracting surgomic features in robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: a prospective annotation study.

BACKGROUND: With Surgomics, we aim for personalized prediction of the patient's surgical outcome usi...