Pleuroscopy for evaluation of pleural effusions and infections has been performed for centuries and is one of the oldest forms of minimally invasive surgery. The introduction of the double-lumen ...

Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Versus Observation in Radically Treated Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Phase III NVALT-11/DLCRG-02 Study In 2002, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons ...

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a major concern for children undergoing thoracic surgery-especially when one ...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy is a pulmonary lobectomy procedure that is performed by a minimally invasive technique. A VATS lobectomy, or thoracoscopic lobectomy, procedure is performed ...

In addition to chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy, lung cancer treatment may include several types of surgery. After a lung cancer diagnosis, your doctor will determine the next steps in your ...