An increase in the stage of non-small cell lung cancer due to cancer positive lymph node discovery was more common following open chest surgery for lung lobe removal of early stage lung cancer ...

Patients may better tolerate video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), but there are concerns about the potential for missing lymph node metastases. Over a recent 4-year study period, VATS lobectomy was ...

PIK3CA mutations are distinctive genetic features in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A comprehensive mutational analysis from multi-institutional ...

Panelists discuss how surgical approaches for bronchiectasis have evolved from open thoracotomy to minimally invasive techniques (VATS or robotic assisted), reducing hospital stays from 5 to 7 days to ...

Pleuroscopy for evaluation of pleural effusions and infections has been performed for centuries and is one of the oldest forms of minimally invasive surgery. The introduction of the double-lumen ...

MASSIVE intrapleural hemorrhage is a rare but frequently fatal complication of spontaneous pneumothorax for which surgical treatment has only recently been utilized. This article summarizes published ...

Prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy was feasible for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) in a mature, physician-led, urban system and was associated with improved survival, particularly when performed ...