Thoracic Surgery

Robot-assisted thoracic surgery is effective for right upper lobectomy in cases with a rare variation pattern of the pulmonary veins.

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Is Associated with Superior Survival Compared to Open Surgery.

INTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has not been associated with a long-term survival advantage compared to open esophagectomy (OE). We investigated survival differences between MIE, including laparoscopic and robotic, and OE.

A clinical evaluation study of cardiothoracic ratio measurement using artificial intelligence.

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence, particularly the deep learning (DL) model, can provide reliable results for automated cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) ...

Is robotic lobectomy cheaper? A micro-cost analysis.

Higher capital costs and operating room costs associated with Lobectomy via Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS) have previously been suggested as t...

Open, Video- and Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Stage II-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

BACKGROUND: This study compares the short- and long-term outcomes of open vs robotic vs video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for stag...

Development and validation of a machine learning method to predict intraoperative red blood cell transfusions in cardiothoracic surgery.

Accurately predicting red blood cell (RBC) transfusion requirements in cardiothoracic (CT) surgery could improve blood inventory management and be use...

Robot-assisted versus video-assisted thoraco-laparoscopic McKeown's esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis of minimally invasive approaches.

Minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer decreases overall complication rate and leads to faster postoperative recovery. Robot-assisted ...

Robot-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy of T4 Lung Cancer.

A 79-year-old male former smoker presented with a T4 (>7 cm) adenocarcinoma of the right upper lobe. The patient was staged at clinical T4N0M0 and und...

Current status of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: what is the real benefit?

Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) for esophageal cancer has been performed increasingly frequently over the last few years. Robo...

Thyroglobulin Levels in Patients who have Undergone Hemithyroidectomy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. An Assessment of Levels and Trends at a Tertiary Referral Centre.

Subramanian Kannan Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) and thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) levels are used to monitor patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (...

Utility of mass spectrometry and artificial intelligence for differentiating primary lung adenocarcinoma and colorectal metastatic pulmonary tumor.

BACKGROUND: Rapid intraoperative diagnosis for unconfirmed pulmonary tumor is extremely important for determining the optimal surgical procedure (lobe...

Robot-assisted and conventional minimally invasive esophagectomy are associated with better postoperative results compared to hybrid and open transthoracic esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND: Currently 4 surgical techniques are performed for transthoracic esophagectomy (open esophagectomy (OE), hybrid esophagectomy (HE), convent...

Robot-Assisted Versus Thoraco-laparoscopic McKeown Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: a Propensity Score-Matched Study.

Evaluation of the Postoperative Nursing Effect of Thoracic Surgery Assisted by Artificial Intelligence Robot.

In order to evaluate the postoperative nursing effect of artificial intelligence robot-assisted thoracic surgery, this study proposed the Da Vinci rob...

Reader Perceptions and Impact of AI on CT Assessment of Air Trapping.

Quantitative imaging measurements can be facilitated by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, but how they might impact decision-making and be perc...

Short-term outcomes of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy with extended lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer compared with video-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: A single-center retrospective study.

BACKGROUND: The safety and feasibility of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) remain unclear. The aim of this study was to compare...

Transhiatal robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: unclear benefits compared to traditional transhiatal esophagectomy.

Esophagectomy is a high-risk operation, regardless of technique. Minimally invasive transthoracic esophagectomy could reduce length of stay and pulmon...

Complications of robot-assisted thymectomy: A single-arm meta-analysis and systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Recently, thymectomy using minimally invasive approaches has been increasing with the development of robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic ...

New Technique for Introducing a Surgical Stapler during Robot-Assisted Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.

BACKGROUND: The da Vinci Si version robot lacks a vascular stapler that can be controlled by the operating surgeon at the surgical console when dividi...

Technical details for a robot-assisted hand-sewn esophago-gastric anastomosis during minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy (MIILE) provides better outcomes than open techniques, particularly in terms of post-operative...