Even if your cancer is only in the lower ... a traditional "open" approach or a minimally invasive approach. Surgeons can do a “three-hole” esophagectomy (also known as a modified McKeown). This ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity ...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy is a pulmonary lobectomy procedure that is performed by a minimally invasive technique ... and decreased surgical complications and without compromising ...

Within this context, SBRT can not only significantly increase survival times but may improve quality of life compared to even minimally invasive forms of lung cancer surgery. However, with SBRT ...

The Da Vinci 5, a cutting-edge surgical robot, is revolutionizing care by making procedures less invasive and speeding up ...

For early-stage NSCLC, lobar resection has been the gold standard since 1995 with publication of the LCSG trial. Given that ...

In 2023, lung cancer was a brutal killer in Louisiana ... remove the nodule if it is malignant. With the surgery, patients have a minimally invasive lung nodule biopsy under general anesthesia.

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is aiming to catch cancer earlier through their use of Intuitive Ion™ Robotic ...

Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer represents a significant advancement in the field of colorectal surgery, addressing one of the most challenging ...

A medical team from the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) has successfully performed the first specialized brain tumor ...