Introduction Print Section Listen The importance of parenchymal preservation during pulmonary surgery was realized over 50 years ago when descriptions of bronchial resection and reconstruction were first published.1–3 Since then,…

Introduction Print Section Listen Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) occurs in 1.5% to 7% of patients after pneumonectomy. BPFs can have devastating consequences, with mortality of 25% to 71% and prolonged hospital…

Introduction Print Section Listen Radiation therapy (RT) plays an important role in the management of locally advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the neoadjuvant (preoperative) setting, thoracic RT with concurrent…

Introduction Print Section Listen The recognition of pulmonary metastases from an extrathoracic primary tumor is a dramatic and emotional change in the care of the cancer patient. The clinical situation…

Introduction Print Section Listen Brachytherapy, the use of radioactive isotopes placed directly on the desired target tissues during surgery or placed endoluminally, can be used for treatment of lung cancer….

Introduction Print Section Listen Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)1 as persistent, usually progressive airflow limitation associated with an…

Introduction Print Section Listen Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women.1 Only one-third of patients diagnosed with lung cancer are stage appropriate for…

Introduction Print Section Listen Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has been used in the treatment of lung cancer since the early 1990s. While there is evidence that lobectomy is better…

Introduction Print Section Listen As long as surgery remains the best curative treatment for lung cancer, patients will continue to require pneumonectomy to treat lung cancer and for other occasional…

Introduction Print Section Listen The multimodality management of inoperable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – from early-stage disease to locally advanced presentations – has changed substantially over the past 20…