Thoracic Surgery

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in Semi-Prone Position (Pawar Technique): Technical Aspects and Outcome in 224 Patients.

 There are two patient positions described for minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophagea...

Cardiothoracic ratio measurement using artificial intelligence: observer and method validation studies.

BACKGROUND: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a promising tool for cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) measurem...

Validity of robotic simulation for high-stakes examination: a pilot study.

Simulation is increasingly being used to train surgeons and access technical competency in robotic s...

Deep Learning Improves the Temporal Reproducibility of Aortic Measurement.

Imaging-based measurements form the basis of surgical decision making in patients with aortic aneury...

Incidence of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy in Robot-Assisted Versus Conventional Minimally Invasive McKeown Esophagectomy in Prone Position: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.

BACKGROUND: Esophagectomy with lymphadenectomy is the principal treatment for localized esophageal c...

Introduction of robotic surgery does not negatively affect cardiothoracic surgery resident experience.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the educational impact following the implementation of a...

Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Reduces the Risk of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy.

Commentary: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and robotic-assisted esophagectomy (RAMIE): We need high-volume surgeons, more science, and more robots!

Automatic prediction of left cardiac chamber enlargement from chest radiographs using convolutional neural network.

OBJECTIVE: To develop deep learning-based cardiac chamber enlargement-detection algorithms for left ...

Robotic hepatectomy and biliary reconstruction for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a pioneer western case series.

Open surgery is the standard of care for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). With the aim of oncolo...

10 Commandments of Robotic Lobectomy.

Comparison of short-term outcomes between transthoracic and robot-assisted transmediastinal radical surgery for esophageal cancer: a prospective study.

BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to assess the lower invasiveness of robot-assisted transmediasti...

[Robot-Assisted Lung Surgery].

Anatomical lung resection is the standard treatment for patients with early-stage lung cancer. The c...

Novel "Modified Bascule Method" for Lymphadenectomy Along the Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND: Given the worldwide popularization of conventional minimally invasive esophagectomy (C-M...

Risk of chyle leak after robotic versus video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND: We investigate the incidence and risk factors for post-operative outcomes including chyl...

ASO Author Reflections: "Modified Bascule Method" during Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Has Potential to Decrease Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy.

Prediction of Patient Management in COVID-19 Using Deep Learning-Based Fully Automated Extraction of Cardiothoracic CT Metrics and Laboratory Findings.

OBJECTIVE: To extract pulmonary and cardiovascular metrics from chest CTs of patients with coronavir...

Propensity matched analysis of short term oncological and perioperative outcomes following robotic and thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy for carcinoma esophagus- the first Indian experience.

Thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE) for carcinoma esophagus has better short-term outcomes compa...

Optimization of robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the lateral decubitus position.

BACKGROUND: On the introduction of robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (RATE), we refined the...

Worldwide diffusion of robotic approach in general surgery.

The robotic system has overcome some laparoscopic shortcomings, such as stereoscopic 3D-magnified vi...

State of the art in esophagectomy: robotic assistance in the abdominal phase.

Over the years, robot-assisted esophagectomy gained popularity. The current literature focused mainl...