Long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic lobectomy.

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a well-defined disease characterized by symptoms or complications caused by an abnormal amount of GER, which is a retrograde movement of gastric contents into the esophagus. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a subset of GERD and given its own identity, because the main symptom...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Kwon YS,Oelschlager BK,Merati AL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve injuries can cause substantial morbidity after thoracic surgical procedures. These injuries are preventable, provided that the surgeon has a thorough understanding of the anatomy and follows important surgical principles. When nerve injuries occur, it is important to recognize the options available in the immedi...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Auchincloss HG,Donahue DM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curing cancer requires the treatment of metastatic disease. Whether this is a patient with advanced disease and clinically apparent metastases, or if the patient with localized disease is at risk for development of dissemination, failure to control metastasis will result in a poor outcome. Here, we have presented a mo...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Krishnan K,Khanna C,Helman LJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thorough knowledge of thoracic anatomy is of fundamental importance to the thoracic surgeon. Surface anatomy is an often-neglected component of traditional topographic anatomic teaching, but a proper understanding of the relationship of surface features to deeper structures is invaluable in the clinical assessment o...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Sayeed RA,Darling GE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teaching and mentorship have a long history in surgical education, but with a growing focus on safety, quality improvement, and continuous professional development, it is clear that the current training system is inadequate. Challenges from changes in residency training, financial constraints, rapidly increasing knowl...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Lin J,Reddy RM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article summarizes the pertinent points of tracheal and bronchial anatomy, including the relationships to surrounding structures. Tracheal and bronchial anatomy is essential knowledge for the thoracic surgeon, and an understanding of the anatomic relationships surrounding the airway is crucial to the safe perform...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Minnich DJ,Mathisen DJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we enter the 21st century, thoracic surgeons can look back with pride and gratitude to their predecessors who placed a high premium on clinical practice and certification. Thoracic surgery, however, is dynamic, not static. So, too, should be thoracic surgery recertification. In recent years, considerable effort has...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Pairolero PC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydatid disease is caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The liver and the lungs are common sites. When a cystic lesion is seen on CT scan, diagnosis is made based on the patient having lived in an endemic area. Serologic tests are used for differential diagnosis. Medical treatment is centered on albendazole...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Halezeroglu S,Okur E,Tanyü MO

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients express risk aversion toward surgery, particularly if surgery can lead to lifelong debility and loss of independence. When faced with a guarantee of progressive lung cancer and no alternatives for cure, however, patients are willing to take extremely high risks of postoperative complications and surgery-relat...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Cykert S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerous articles have been written over the past two decades with regard to the treatment of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, little has actually changed during that time. The ability to make the diagnosis has somewhat improved because of the technologic advances in CT; however, it remains true that the best ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Scharff JR,Naunheim KS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air leakage after pulmonary resections is considered the most prevalent postoperative problem, and it is often the only morbidity identified. Ideally, treatment begins with prevention; the onset of this complication should be anticipated and recognized during surgery, and intraoperative strategies should be attempted ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Venuta F,Rendina EA,De Giacomo T,Coloni GF

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cases of hemothorax are related to blunt or penetrating chest trauma. Criteria for surgical intervention for initial hemothorax are well defined. Appropriate management of retained hemothorax following initial trauma management is critical, and the best approach remains controversial. Spontaneous hemothorax is mu...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Broderick SR

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic lung segmentectomy is a possible alternative to lobectomy for small (<2 cm) primary lung cancers. Interest in anatomic lung segmentectomy has increased further after the adoption of high-resolution computed tomography and the implementation of lung cancer screening studies, which are increasing the detection ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Pardolesi A,Veronesi G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature shows that, in the hands of experienced thoracoscopic surgeons, VL is a safe operation that offers patients at least comparable complication and survival rates compared with lobectomy by thoracotomy. VL can be performed safely with proven advantages over conventional thoracotomy for lobectomy: smaller i...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Mahtabifard A,DeArmond DT,Fuller CB,McKenna RJ Jr

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on surgically implanted devices not only can raise issues familiar from drug studies, but also can raise special challenges. This article suggests some ways in which device trials can raise distinctive ethical issues. The AbioCor artificial heart trial is used as an example. Although this particular trial sho...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Morreim EH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concerns regarding the sequelae of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy on the pleural space and tissue planes had previously deterred the application of video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy for patients who underwent neoadjuvant therapy. As experience with VATS has increased, however, its applicatio...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Mollberg NM,Mulligan MS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical education in 2019 faces may challenges to maintain the high standards of excellence achieved in prior generations of learners and trainers in cardiothoracic surgery. This compendium hopes to review the current and future strategies in surgical education. The topics include the adult learner, assessing compete...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Verrier ED

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits derived from comprehensive PR, when applied to patients who have lung cancer, should have significant impact on both survival and health status. Because PR is known to improve exercise capacity, it is reasonable to expect that this treatment modality may provide more patients with a potential cure. In add...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Nici L

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of clinically occult lung neoplasms may represent an opportunity for early curative intervention. Fluorescent bronchoscopy is a sensitive technique for detecting early endobronchial tumors that may be combined with CT scanning as part of a comprehensive lung cancer screening program. Identification and longi...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Gilbert S,Luketich JD,Christie NA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardized clinical care pathways for the investigation of patients with lung cancer allow for a reduction in the time interval between suspicion of lung cancer and treatment, lower costs, increased patient satisfaction, and quality of care. It may also be associated with a modest increase in survival. ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Shamji FM,Deslauriers J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:European studies have contributed significantly to the understanding of lung cancer screening. Smoking within screening, quality of life, nodule management, minimally invasive treatments, cancer prevention programs, and risk models have been extensively investigated by European groups. Mortality data from European scr...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Veronesi G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative pain following thoracic surgery presents a significant challenge, and multiple factors complicate recovery and pain management for this population. Considerable comorbidities often exist in thoracic surgical patients, further limiting therapeutic options. Elements of nociceptive and neuropathic pain may ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Elmore B,Nguyen V,Blank R,Yount K,Lau C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate lymphadenectomy represents a fundamental procedure in lung cancer surgery for accurate staging and potential survival benefit. Various techniques are used in current surgical practice for the intraoperative lymph node removal associated with pulmonary resection, without definitive indications concerning the p...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： D'Andrilli A,Venuta F,Rendina EA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary metastasis occurs in as many as 88% and 80% of stage IV patients with sarcoma and germ cell tumors, respectively. Pulmonary metastatectomy may be the only means of rendering a patient disease free. Sublobar resection (wedge or segmentectomy), lobectomy, and pneumonectomy achieve complete resection. Bilateral...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Ceppa DP

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway complications after lung transplantation present a formidable challenge to the lung transplant team, ranging from mere unusual images to fatal events. The exact incidence of complications is wide-ranging depending on the type of event, and there is still evolution of a universal characterization of the airway f...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Machuzak M,Santacruz JF,Gildea T,Murthy SC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal cancer requires a multimodality treatment approach, with surgical resection a key component in many cases. When it comes to esophagectomy, several approaches and techniques exist, including transhiatal versus transthoracic and open versus minimally invasive. Each approach has its associated risks and advant...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Witek TD,Melvin TJ,Luketich JD,Sarkaria IS

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma has been challenging because of a paucity of cases and poor survival. At least 5 staging systems were proposed before 1990 until the first consensus system was published in 1995. This system used tumor, node, metastasis designations and borrowed heavily from parenchymal lung c...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Euhus CJ,Ripley RT

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical treatment of locally advanced or recurrent breast cancer involving the chest wall continues to play a role in the therapeutic armamentarium as part of the multidisciplinary treatment regimen. Significant progress has been made in chest wall resections and reconstructions, thanks to the availability of novel m...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Sepesi B

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current convention is for bilateral one-stage lung volume reduction surgery. Unilateral surgery results in a symptomatic improvement in most patients. A staged approach to the second lung may reduce the risk of surgery and lead to a slower decline in physiologic improvement. The timing of the second operation can ...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Waller D,Oey I

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, the subxiphoid approach has been used to avoid intercostal nerve damage in the field of thoracic surgery. A subxiphoid single-port thymectomy does not require sternotomy; it is associated with lesser pain because there is no intercostal nerve damage; and it provides excellent cosmetic outcomes. Furthe...

journal_title：Thoracic surgery clinics

authors： Suda T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00