Robotic approach to lobectomy

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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…

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Endoscopy

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27 Endoscopy Ewen A. Griffiths and Derek Alderson INTRODUCTION Flexible upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the principal method for the evaluation and treatment of a wide range of conditions of the…

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Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy

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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…

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Left-sided pulmonary resections

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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…

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Perforation of the esophagus

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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…

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Pleural space problems

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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…

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Laparoscopic large hiatus hernia repair

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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…

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