16 Robotic approach to lobectomy Benjamin Wei and Robert James Cerfolio INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy may be considered for any patient undergoing lobectomy that does not involve complex vascular or…
19 Combined bronchial and pulmonary artery sleeve resections Abel GÓmez-caro and Laureano Molins INTRODUCTION In centrally located lung cancer, resection is frequently associated with massive parenchyma extirpation and high rates…
35 Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy B. Mark Smithers, Iain Thomson and Andrew Barbour INTRODUCTION Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has become an established option in the approach to esophageal resection and…
13 Left-sided pulmonary resections Reza Mehran and Jean Deslauriers PRINCIPLES AND JUSTIFICATION The most common indication for left-sided pulmonary resection is lung cancer. Surgery may also be indicated for the…
37 Perforation of the esophagus AARON M. CHENG, DOUGLAS E. WOOD AND CARLOS A. PELLEGRINI HISTORY The first reported spontaneous rupture of the esophagus was described by Herman Boerhaave, a…
1 Modern thoracic approaches: minimally invasive thoracic surgery M. Blair Marshall INTRODUCTION Chapters written on thoracic incisions have historically dealt with the traditional approaches used in the practice of thoracic…
42 Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia AMBER L. SHADA AND LEE L. SWANSTRÖm HISTORY Recent interest in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery led to explorations of novel ways…
22 Pleural space problems Konrad Hoetzenecker and Walter Klepetko PLEURAL EMPYEMA WITHOUT BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA Pleural empyema is, by definition, a collection of pus within the naturally existing anatomical cavity of…
39 Laparoscopic large hiatus hernia repair ALEX NAGLE, GEOFFREY S. CHOW AND NATHANIEL J. SOPER INTRODUCTION The diaphragm is both a muscular and tendinous tissue that begins to bear mechanical…
