Epiphrenic Diverticulum Treatment
Epiphrenic Diverticulum Treatment Ryan Levy Catherine Go Ryan A. Macke Peter Ferson James D. Luketich DEFINITION Epiphrenic diverticula are those that occur in the distal 10 cm (lower third) of…
Cricopharyngeal Diverticulum: Endoscopic Repair
Cricopharyngeal Diverticulum: Endoscopic Repair Kirk P. Withrow William R. Carroll DEFINITION Diverticula of the hypopharynx have been recognized for over 200 years. Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD) is by far the most…
Cricopharyngeal Diverticulum: Open Repair
Cricopharyngeal Diverticulum: Open Repair William R. Carroll Kirk P. Withrow DEFINITION Diverticula of the hypopharynx have been recognized for over 200 years. Zenker’s diverticulum is by far the most common,…
Mediastinoscopy
Mediastinoscopy James Wiseman Shanda Haley Blackmon DEFINITION Mediastinoscopy is the evaluation of the anterior mediastinum through endoscopic means. Video mediastinoscopy is the current technique discussed in this chapter. It remains…
Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy Brett Broussard Douglas Minnich Benjamin Wei DEFINITION Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition that involves the overproduction of sweat/perspiration in the palms, axillae, face, or feet. Diagnostic criteria include…
Thymectomy
Thymectomy Jason Leonard Muesse Shanda Haley Blackmon DEFINITION Thymectomy is defined as resection of the thymus gland. The most common indications for thymectomy are myasthenia gravis and thymoma. Less common…
Pneumonectomy: Open
Pneumonectomy: Open Christopher R. Morse Cameron T. Stock DEFINITION Pneumonectomy is the complete removal of a lung. A pneumonectomy is most often performed for bronchogenic carcinomas that are central and…
Lobectomy: Robotic
Lobectomy: Robotic Tyler Grenda Jules Lin DEFINITION Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is defined as an anatomic lobectomy performed with the assistance of robotic technology in which bronchial and vascular ligation is…
Lobectomy: Thoracoscopic
Lobectomy: Thoracoscopic Tyler Grenda Jules Lin DEFINITION Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is defined as an anatomic lobectomy in which bronchial and vascular ligation is performed with lymph node sampling…
Lobectomy: Open
Lobectomy: Open Awad El-Ashry Robert J. Cerfolio DEFINITION Anatomic resection of one or more of the pulmonary lobes with ligation and resection of their respective bronchus, arterial supply, and venous…
