Background: Postoperative infections, as related to risk factors, in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures have been studied infrequently. Conclusions ...

The team compared and analyzed the perioperative outcomes of 110 cases of robotic thymectomy using the single-port robotic ...

or three-cm incisions for Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), MediScene learns. The other advanced techniques used here are mediastinoscopy carried out with a special scope to biopsy ...

Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery faced elevated ...

Three Zimbabwean cardiothoracic surgeons on Tuesday teamed up with a colleague from Spain and successfully carried out an extensive uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), the first of ...

and general thoracic surgery. Fellows also receive exposure to VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) cases and endovascular aortic procedures. Inpatient postoperative care is provided by fellows ...

By offering these advanced techniques, the hospital is significantly improving patient outcomes, reducing recovery times, and ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity ...

Physicians at Atlanta-based Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital have been piloting the use of digital 3D lung models during cancer surgery. The technology aims to make robotic-assisted thoracic surgery ...

Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, professor of thoracic surgery, Department of Cardiovascular ... Most LVRS procedures (1,897) were minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic or robotic surgeries ...