Barbetta and colleagues retrospectively reviewed outcomes for 80 patients with T2N0 esophageal adenocarcinoma, staged by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and treated by surgery alone. EUS staging was inaccurate in the majority of patients, and final pathologic staging found nodal disease in 35% of patients.
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July 11, 2018
Papageorgiou and colleagues discuss dealing with missing data, a common challenge in clinical research.
July 11, 2018
This video demonstrates a VATS thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
July 7, 2018
In an announcement entitled "Retraction—Tracheobronchial transplantation with a stem-cell-seeded bioartificial nanocomposite: a proof-of-concept study," the results of an investigation by the Karolinska Institute were shared with The Lancet, resulting in retraction of what had appeared to be an exciting new development in transplantation and airway r
July 6, 2018
This retrospective study of 328 patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated that sarcopenia determined by psoas muscle mass on computed tomography was associated with increased postoperative complications and was an independent predictor of survival.
July 5, 2018
This video demonstrates the successful management of an LC2 carinal carcinoid tumor through a minimally invasive, parenchymal-sparing approach.
July 5, 2018
Gilbert Massard of the Centre Hospitalier in Strasbourg, France, discusses difficult decisions in lung cancer treatment.
July 4, 2018
Bone allograft is used in orthopedics for filling bony defects and restoring skeletal continuity. The authors have applied it to chest wall reconstruction and long-term stabilization.
July 3, 2018
Joseph Dearani, Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, graciously shares a copy of the letter with which he welcomes cardiothoracic surgery residents as they embark on their rotation on his service.
July 2, 2018
This video demonstrates a robotic right upper lobectomy, performed using the Cerfolio method of port placement.