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Evolution of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Caribbean

International Journal of Surgery, 2019
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) has become the mainstay of thoracic procedures in developed countries. The benefits of VATS over a thoracotomy, and its equivalency in oncologic resections has been clearly established. The introduction of this minimally invasive approach to thoracic surgery to the Caribbean has been a slow progression.
Alan, Smith, Ian, Ramnarine, Patrice, Pinkney   +2 more
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Case report: Simultaneous resections of pulmonary segment and an esophageal leiomyoma during spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Frontiers in Oncology
Spontaneous ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (SV-VATS) has rapidly developed in recent years. The application scope is still being continuously explored. We describe a case in which a 40-year-old woman with mixed ground-glass opacity (GGO)
Yi Ding, Lei Shan, Peichao Li, Ning Li, He Zhang, Bo Cong, Hua Zhang, Zhongxian Tian, Xiaogang Zhao, Yunpeng Zhao   +9 more
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Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Thymoma is the most common tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Approximately 20%–30% of patients with a thymoma develop myasthenia gravis (MG), and an additional one third may possess positive acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies without MG.
Benjamin Claytor, Lukas Delasos, Daniel P. Raymond, Erik Seroogy, Jason Lempel, Yuebing Li   +5 more
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A single centre multidisciplinary team retrospective review of fifty cases of robot‐assisted surgery for diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Robot‐assisted multidisciplinary surgery enables safe, efficient, and comprehensive treatment of diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis. Evaluation of DTE in specialized centers, in a multidisciplinary fashion, allows for patient‐centered operative planning and could avoid missed disease or incomplete management.
Peter Barton‐Smith, Michal Kawka, Tom Routledge, Rupali Arora, Long R. Jiao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wandering paravertebral catheter detected during thoracoscopy

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2020
We report a case of intrapleural migration of paravertebral catheter inserted under ultrasound guidance, detected during video assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Nambiath Sujata, Raj Tobin, Alok Gupta, Gautam Girotra   +3 more
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara, Katlyn G. McKay, Harold N. Lovvorn III, Joseph C. Fusco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experience with video‐assisted thoracoscopic placement of pectus excavatum splints in kittens: six cases

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives This case series aims to describe the use of video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of pectus excavatum. Materials and Methods Six male, intact kittens, with a median age of 3.3 months (range, 2.5 to 4 months) and median weight of 1.75 kg (range, 0.44 to 2 kg), were presented to one of two referral institutions for evaluation
G. Jones, Z. Peng, S. Gasson, R. Williams, K. T. Mankin, V. Dickerson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Complications. An Aggregate Protocol for 10 Observational Studies From the Danish TRIPLE‐A Cohort of 1.2 Million Surgeries

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 7, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative complications substantially increase morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Understanding prognostic factors is essential for risk stratification, targeted prevention strategies, and development of prediction models.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen, Asta Prescott, Caroline Folkersen, Jens Laigaard, Atena Saito, Caroline Lando Klammer, Mik Wetterslev, Emil Ipsen Ørskov, Mathilde Fahrendorff, Rebecca Kiær, Helene Holm Laigaard, Nichlas Hovmand, Lars Hyldborg Lundstrøm, Sebastian Buhl Rasmussen, Anders Kehlet Nørskov, Markus Harboe Olsen   +15 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2014
Since its introduction, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become more widespread and its popularity has grown. Because of the enormous technical development with optimized instruments and sophisticated imaging technology, VATS has become the technique of choice for diagnostic procedures in cases of lung biopsy, interstitial lung disease ...
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VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC THYMECTOMY IN MYASTHENIA. A NEW APPROACH

Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2018
The objective of the study: to perform clinical efficiency assessment of epidural anesthesia combined with an epiglottic airway and auxiliary pulmonary ventilation in video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomies.Subjects and methods.
V. A. Zhikhаrev, V. A. Porkhаnov, V. A. Koryachkin, Yu. P. Mаlyshev, V. V. Dаnilov   +4 more
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