Uniportal VATS and uniportal lobectomy have been developed over the last few years as valuable tools in modern thoracic surgery.
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Lung
November 6, 2017
This surgical video demonstrates the thoracoscopic management of recurrent catamenial pneumothorax with associated diaphragmatic eventration. The video is accompanied by a brief review of the medical and surgical management of catamenial pneumothorax.
October 31, 2017
In this single institution study, the authors screened biorepository materials obtained from patients undergoing resection for early stage cancer. They wished to identify serum markers related to early recurrence. A 7-component panel was developed that had a negative predictive value of 83% and an accuracy of 78%. The accuracy was 70%.
October 24, 2017
Surgical treatment of metastatic disease, particularly lung cancer metastases, is often controversial. This article reviews the literature on therapeutic surgical interventions, and comments on diagnostic, palliative, and consolidation roles for surgery in patients with stage IV NSCLC.
October 24, 2017
A useful reminder of the substantial progress that has been made and the continuing challenges that we face in fighting this terrible disease.
October 20, 2017
Patient Care
The “I Love Life” campaign to raise awareness of heart failure in Egypt launched this week.
October 13, 2017
Patient Care
October 2, 2017
Researchers used a nanomaterial sensor array and pattern recognition statistical techniques to evaluate exhaled breath samples from patients with suspicious lesions on imaging. A total of 119 patients were included, of whom 30 had benign lesions. In cancer patients, the accuracy of discriminating EGFR mutations from wild-type EGFR was 83
October 2, 2017
The authors demonstrated substantial concordance between sequencing of 39 genes in a liquid assay and routine diagnostic testing in tissue in 82 patients. Agreement was 98%, and the primary reason for failure was low levels of circulating DNA in the plasma. Sensitivity was 70%, and specificity was 100%. The system offers accurate identification of
September 29, 2017
Patient Care
A Brazilian woman ran a road race in Rio de Janiero, powered by the transplanted heart of a German Olympian that she had received only a year earlier.