Surgical technique Abdominal phase Thoracic phase Location of anastomosis Hybrid tranthoracic Laparoscopic or Hand-assisted Open Introthoracic hand-assisted Hybrid tranthoracic Open Thoracoscopic Introthoracic Hybrid 3-field Open Thoracoscopic Cervical MIE 3-field Laparoscopic…
Fig. 16.1 (a) Position of the patient, surgeons and video monitor. (b) Sites of the four trocars. Roman numerals indicate the rib numbers. MAL mid-axillary line, PAL posterior axillary line…
Fig. 17.1 360° of articulation of robotic instruments Table 17.1 Selected robotic esophagectomy series Total # Approach Robotic component # of Lymph nodes Morbidity and mortality Kernstine [11] 14…
Author Database Time period Total patients VATS patients Paul [4] STS 2002–2007 6,323 20 % Paul [5] SEER 2007–2009 6,008 22 % Farivar [6] STS 2010–2011 10,525 44 % Mungo…
General Practical Flow Cytometry, 4th Edition. Howard M. Shapiro. Wiley-Liss (2003) Flow Cytometry: A Practical Approach, 3rd Edition. M.G. Ormerod. Oxford University Press (2000) Cell Separation: Fundamentals, Analytical and Preparative…
Fig. 4.1 Preparation of the mouse for BAL fluid collection and inflation of the lungs in situ with saline/PBS. a Twenty-gauge blunt needle (top) and beveled tubing adapter (bottom) for insertion…
Fig. 10.1 The stepwise biosynthesis of pri-miRNA into double stranded miRNA MiRNA Function Upon cleavage of the pre-miRNA by Dicer, the resultant double stranded miRNA associates with the RNA-induced silencing complex…
Fig. 8.1 Fluorescence microscopy imaging techniques used for intravital microscopy. a Confocal microscopy. (Top) In confocal microscopy, excitation and emission occur in a relative large volume around the focal plane (yellow…
Fig. 2.1 Hematoxylin and Eosin stained, formalin-fixed lung sections from mice exposed by oropharyngeal aspiration 72 h previously to a phosphate-buffered saline or b 2.5 mg/kg of E. coli serotype 0111:B4 LPS….
Fig. 5.1 Changes in resistance, elastance and compliance following increasing doses of acetylcholine (Ach) administered intravenously in mice. a Example of the response acquired over time in a few mice using a…
