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View article: Lobar Gross Endobronchial Disease Predicts for Overall Survival and Grade 5 Pulmonary Toxicity in Medically Inoperable Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Lobar Gross Endobronchial Disease Predicts for Overall Survival and Grade 5 Pulmonary Toxicity in Medically Inoperable Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Open
Purpose Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is considered standard of care for medically inoperable early stage non-small cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC). Central tumor location is a known risk factor for severe SBRT related toxicity. B…
View article: Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical Intervention for Empyema in The Post-Fibrinolytic Era
Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical Intervention for Empyema in The Post-Fibrinolytic Era Open
Background: Open window thoracostomy is indicated for patients with bronchopleural fistulae or trapped lung in the setting of empyema refractory to non-surgical interventions. We investigated the role of open window thoracostomy in the era…
View article: Thymic malignancies treated with active scanning proton beam radiation and Monte Carlo planning: early clinical experience
Thymic malignancies treated with active scanning proton beam radiation and Monte Carlo planning: early clinical experience Open
Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are rare neoplasms of the anterior mediastinum [1]. They are managed with upfront surgical resection, if feasible, followed by adjuvant recommendations dictated primari...
View article: Robotic esophagectomy: how I do it?
Robotic esophagectomy: how I do it? Open
Compared to the open approach, minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) offers several advantages including smaller incisions with decreased pain, improved cosmesis, and earlier return of the patient to baseline function. Robotic-assisted mi…
View article: Management of anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up
Management of anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up Open
Anastomotic leak is one of the most feared complications of esophagectomy, leading to prolonged hospital stay, increased postoperative mortality, and additional cost both to the patient and the hospital. Historically, anastomotic leaks hav…
View article: Foreign body entrapment during thoracic surgery—time for closed loop communication†
Foreign body entrapment during thoracic surgery—time for closed loop communication† Open
FBE during general thoracic procedures occurs in both minimally invasive and open pulmonary and foregut procedures. The greatest risk factor is communication error. Specific routine closed loop communication with the anaesthesia team prior…
View article: Liposomal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine/epinephrine after video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection†
Liposomal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine/epinephrine after video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection† Open
Thoracic surgery patients who have blocks performed with liposomal bupivacaine require fewer analgesics postoperatively. This may decrease complications related to poor pain control and decrease side effects related to narcotic use in our …