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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...

    Kook Nam Han, Jun Hee Lee, Jeong In Hong, Hyun Koo Kim in World Journal of Surgery (2022)

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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...

    Byeong Hyeon Choi, Yu Hua Quan, Jiyun Rho, Sunghoi Hong in World Journal of Surgery (2020)

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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...

    Hyun Koo Kim, Kook Nam Han in Atlas of Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (2019)

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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...

    Hyun Koo Kim, Kook Nam Han in Atlas of Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (2019)

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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...

    Hyun Koo Kim, Kook Nam Han in Atlas of Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (2019)

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    Bronchial 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 ...

    Dong Kyu Lee, Heezoo Kim, Sang Ho Lim, Young Ho Choi in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2013)

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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.

    Hyun Koo Kim, Jae Hoon Shim, Kyu Sun Choi, Young Ho Choi in World Journal of Surgery (2011)

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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...

    Hyun Koo Kim, Young Ho Choi, Jae Hoon Shim, Yang Hyun Cho in World Journal of Surgery (2008)