Complications of Pulmonary Resection
Complications of Pulmonary Resection Benjamin E. Haithcock Richard H. Feins It is often said that the best way to handle a surgical complication is to avoid it. It is hoped…
Anterior Approach to Superior Sulcus Lesions
Anterior Approach to Superior Sulcus Lesions Phillippe G. Dartevelle Sacha Mussot Chuong D. Hoang Henry K. Pancoast,21 a radiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, described a patient afflicted with a…
Concomitant Cardiac and Pulmonary Operations
Concomitant Cardiac and Pulmonary Operations Aart Brutel de la Rivière A simultaneous operation on the heart and lungs through one incision remains controversial.11 The main arguments for concomitant surgery16 are…
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Wedge Resection, Lobectomy, and Pneumonectomy
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Wedge Resection, Lobectomy, and Pneumonectomy Ali Mahtabifard Robert J. McKenna Jr. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is an appealing alternative to thoracotomy for many types of pulmonary…
Median Sternotomy and Parasternal Approaches to the Lower Trachea and Mainstem Bronchi
Median Sternotomy and Parasternal Approaches to the Lower Trachea and Mainstem Bronchi Aart Brutel de la Rivière Henry A. van Swieten Median sternotomy as an approach to the mainstem bronchi…
Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Thoracic Diseases
Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Thoracic Diseases Kemp H. Kernstine Natalie A. Ramirez Simeon Cua Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is an integral part of current surgical practice and offers patients a number…
Segmentectomy and Lesser Pulmonary Resections
Segmentectomy and Lesser Pulmonary Resections Joseph LoCicero III Parenchyma-sparing pulmonary resections are important procedures for many patients. Although lobectomy and pneumonectomy remain standard operations for patients with primary lung cancer…
Tracheal Sleeve Pneumonectomy
Tracheal Sleeve Pneumonectomy Marc de Perrot Tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy is an extended resection for tumors involving the tracheobronchial angle, carina or lower trachea, and lung. The most common indication is…
Pneumonectomy and Its Modifications
Pneumonectomy and Its Modifications Stanley C. Fell Malcolm M. DeCamp Jr. Evarts Graham performed the first successful one-stage left pneumonectomy in April 1933 on James Gilmore, a 48-year-old physician with…
Sleeve Lobectomy
Sleeve Lobectomy L. Penfield Faber A sleeve lobectomy is the removal of a portion of a main bronchus in conjunction with the involved lobar bronchus and associated lung tissue (Fig….
