Thoracoscopy

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A cost-minimisation analysis of lobectomy: thoracoscopic versus posterolateral thoracotomy. 
  • A model for morbidity after lung resection in octogenarians. 
  • An inexpensive, reproducible tissue simulator for teaching thoracoscopic lobectomy. 
  • Case 2--1997. On-line contrast echocardiographic assessment of myocardial perfusion: its role in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass procedures. 
  • Case of the missing penny: thoracoscopic removal of a mediastinal coin. 
  • Complications of thoracoscopic pulmonary resection. 
  • Diagnosis and outcome of early pleural space infection following lung transplantation. 
  • Efficacy of mediastinal lymph node dissection during lobectomy for lung cancer by thoracoscopy and thoracotomy. 
  • Efficacy of single-dose, multilevel paravertebral nerve blockade for analgesia after thoracoscopic procedures. 
  • Initial anesthetic experience during combined epicardial-endocardial treatment of atrial fibrillation. 
  • Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Accreditation Standards: Executive Summary of the Multisociety Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Accreditation Committee. 
  • Invited commentary. 
  • Invited commentary. 
  • Long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic lobectomy. 
  • Management of nephropleural fistula after supracostal percutaneous nephrolithotomy. 
  • Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: an American College of Chest Physicians Delphi consensus statement. 
  • Mechanical pleurodesis aided by peritoneal drainage: procedure for hepatic hydrothorax. 
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis. 
  • Minithoracotomy versus sternotomy for mitral surgery in patients with chronic renal impairment: a propensity-matched study. 
  • Mitral surgery after prior cardiac operation: port-access versus sternotomy or thoracotomy. 
  • Mortality and Respiratory Failure After Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease. 
  • Myotomy: follow-up study of 50 patients. 
  • Needs assessment for an errors-based curriculum on thoracoscopic lobectomy. 
  • Operative techniques in early-stage lung cancer. 
  • Outcomes after surgical management of synchronous bilateral primary lung cancers. 
  • Phase III intergroup study of talc poudrage vs talc slurry sclerosis for malignant pleural effusion. 
  • Prospective phase II trial of preresection thoracoscopic mediastinal restaging after neoadjuvant therapy for IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer: results of CALGB Protocol 39803. 
  • Pulmonary function tests do not predict pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy. 
  • Pulmonary segmentectomy by thoracotomy or thoracoscopy: reduced hospital length of stay with a minimally-invasive approach. 
  • Robotic benign esophageal procedures. 
  • Simulation for Skills-based Education in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. 
  • Staging techniques for lung cancer. 
  • Statement of the AATS/STS Joint Committee on Thoracoscopy and Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery. 
  • Suitability of the lumbar test dose for the thoracic epidural space. 
  • Surgical management of congenital pulmonary malformations after the first decade of life. 
  • Technique of thoracoscopic basilar segmentectomy. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Lung Cancer Resection Risk Model: Higher Quality Data and Superior Outcomes. 
  • The safety and versatility of video-thoracoscopy: a prospective analysis of 895 consecutive cases. 
  • The use of high-frequency oscillating ventilation to facilitate stability during neonatal thoracoscopic operations. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy facilitates the delivery of chemotherapy after resection for lung cancer. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy for the management of non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy is a safe and versatile procedure: experience with 500 consecutive patients. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy: a safe and effective strategy for patients receiving induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy: the gold standard for early-stage lung cancer? 
  • Thoracoscopic pneumonectomy in management of histoplasmosis and fibrosing mediastinitis. 
  • Thoracoscopic resection of an apical extralobar pulmonary sequestration in an infant. 
  • Thoracoscopic resection of the left atrial appendage after failed focal atrial tachycardia ablation. 
  • Thoracoscopic segmentectomy for lung cancer. 
  • Thoracoscopic sympathectomy in the management of vasomotor disturbances and complex regional pain syndrome of the hand. 
  • Thoracoscopic versus robotic approaches: advantages and disadvantages. 
  • Treatment of malignant pleural effusions. 
  • Ultrasound guidance for medical thoracoscopy: a novel approach. 
  • Validation of a thoracoscopic lobectomy simulator. 
  • Video-assisted thoracic surgery in the elderly. A review of 307 cases. 
  • [Alveolar cell adenoma of the lung]. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • Patz Jr., Edward F., James and Alice Chen Professor of Radiology, Pathology