A new study shows that robotic video-assisted lung resection to remove a tumor achieves comparable outcomes with no significant differences in complications compared to conventional video-assisted ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of early lung cancer leads to better in-hospital patient outcomes than open lobectomy without compromising oncologic ...

Ethicon ECHELON FLEX Powered Staplers Associated with Improved Clinical and Economic Outcomes in First Real-World Assessment Versus Manual Staplers Bleeding complications dropped by nearly half when ...

LUNG CANCER AND WOMEN: Once thought to be a male predominant disease, lung cancer is now killing more women than breast, ovarian and cervical cancers combined. Researchers say because the cancer was ...

About ninety percent of lung cancer operations at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are performed using a technique called video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). But the minimally invasive procedure ...

Background: Postoperative infections, as related to risk factors, in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures have been studied infrequently. Conclusions: This ...

Every day, 78 Canadians receive a diagnosis of lung cancer, the most deadly form of cancer. Some will have one lobe of a lung removed. The results of a large international clinical study, pave the way ...

Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques (JLAST) is the leading peer-reviewed journal and videojournal companion dedicated to innovations and advancements in minimally invasive ...

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 ...