Over a recent 4-year study period, VATS lobectomy was associated with better survival than (open) thoracotomy lobectomy. To better compare the 2 approaches, patient populations need to be as ...

"We designed the surgery based on the locations of the metal objects. One was in the lower esophagus, the other in the ...

Your provider may recommend this surgery to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).You may also have a wedge resection as a ...

Recently, a 41-year-old man from Andheri, who suffered from severe stenosis or narrowing of heart valves, got a new lease of ...

The patient is placed lying on their side, and an S-shaped thoracotomy incision is made. The sixth rib is resected and the space between the lung and the chest cavity is dissected. The tumor is ...

July 21, 2005 The Thrill of Resuscitation Three nights in a row, a patient arrived in the ED requiring a thoracotomy. But not every situation ended the way we hoped it would. When We Were Interns ...

Right aberrant subclavian artery, also called arteria lusoria, is one of the most common intrathoracic arterial anomalies. Although mostly asymptomatic, the retroesophageal and retrotracheal ...

Even for patients and guardians, '縱隔' is a rather unfamiliar term. The mediastinum can be understood as an empty (隔) space in ...

Devasahayam, Rebekah J Fabich, Robert A Tighe, Currie A and Becker, Tyson E 2020. Rare Use of Posterolateral Thoracotomy in an Austere Environment. Military Medicine, Vol. 185, Issue. 3-4, p. 530.

The operation can be performed either open or thoracoscopically. For open plication of the diaphragm, the patient is placed lying on their side. A thoracotomy is performed below the eighth rib. The ...

She requires surgery to have them removed, and later needs a thoracotomy after swallowing the lightbulb from her room. In Season 2 a patient named Pamela Calva comes into the hospital. She's shown ...