Primary focal hyperhidrosis (PFH) may lead to psychosocial deficits. One of the minimally invasive treatment methods is endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy, an effective therapeutic option that the authors hypothesized might lead to decreased psychotropic medications usage.
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Thoracic
November 20, 2018
November 19, 2018
This video demonstrates the Toronto Lung Transplant Program's technique for donor lung retrieval.
November 15, 2018
Paul Van Schil of Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium discusses surgical approaches for various stages of non-small cell lung cancer.
November 14, 2018
Thornblade and colleagues endeavored to develop and validate a model that would predict the 2-year risk of recurrence in patients with completely resected node-negative non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Improved recurrence prediction could direct selective use of adjuvant therapy and surveillance imaging in these patients.
November 12, 2018
This video demonstrates the expected anatomical findings at reoperation after transoral incisionless fundoplication.
November 9, 2018
A multidisciplinary team led by Bob Kiaii at the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada, has reportedly completed the world's first robotic performance of a specific aortic valve replacement procedure in a patient with aorti
November 8, 2018
Filmed at the 2018 STS Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tom Nguyen of the University of Texas Houston interviews former Navy SEAL Brian Ferguson of Arena Labs about the pursuit of performance excellence in medicine, and particularly in the realm of cardiothoracic surgery.
November 8, 2018
Stephen D. Cassivi of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, presents a discussion on the indications for, limitations of, and future potential of energy devices in thoracic surgery.
November 7, 2018
This video demonstrates a uniportal VATS ligation of the thoracic duct for a prolonged chyle leak following left neck dissection.
November 5, 2018
This video demonstrates a bilateral lung transplant for a patient with cystic fibrosis.