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Comparison of Two-Port and Three-Port Approaches in Robotic Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Robot-assisted lobectomy has been used to treat non-small cell lung cancer and usually uses 3 or 4 ports and 3 or 4 robotic arms. We recently developed a two-port approach for robotic lobectomy using three rob...
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Levels of Extracellular Vesicles in Pulmonary and Peripheral Blood Correlate with Stages of Lung Cancer Patients
The extracellular vesicle (EV) concentration is known to be higher in cancer patients than in healthy individuals. Herein, we report that EV levels differ in the tumor-draining pulmonary vein blood and the per...
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Left Lower Lobe Resection
Lobectomy with systemic lymph node dissection remains the mainstay of surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. The emerging technique of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) major lung res...
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Sleeve Resection
The uniportal approach to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) sleeve resection may be considered for patients undergoing conventional VATS sleeve resection. In this chapter, we describe the technical d...
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Segmental Resection
Segmentectomy for lung cancer is usually required in patients with early lung cancer located in the lung periphery. This procedure has been used for the diagnosis of a solid lung nodule, resection of pulmonary...
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Open AccessBronchial obstruction by tumor embolus of contralateral lung during pneumonectomy: report of a case
Bronchial obstruction due to a tumor embolus of the contralateral lung during pneumonectomy is an uncommon and fatal complication. According to previous cases, a bronchial balloon of double-lumen endotracheal ...
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The Quality of Life After Bar Removal in Patients After the Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum
The goal of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients who had the Nuss procedure for repair of pectus excavatum.
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Endoscopic Evaluation of the Quality of the Anastomosis After Esophagectomy with Gastric Tube Reconstruction
The morbidity and mortality of anastomotic complications after esophagectomy have gradually decreased in recent years. However, swallowing difficulties and reflux continue to burden patients jeopardizing their...