Parangliomas are rare and highly vascular tumors of neuroendocrine cell origin which are
treated by complete surgical resection. Preoperative embolization to reduce perioperative …

Cumulative sum (CUSUM) plots and methods have wide‐ranging applications in healthcare.
We review and discuss some issues related to the analysis of surgical learning curve (LC) …

Background Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of
cancer-related mortality in Canada. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients …

Severe scoliosis may have a significant effect on respiratory function. The effect is most often
restrictive due to severe anatomical distortion of the chest, leading to reduced lung volumes…

Objective: To assess development of mucosal damage in the esophageal remnant in regard
to the level of the esophagogastrostomy reconstruction either in a right chest or in a left neck …

Background: In the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conduct of elective cancer surgery
has become an issue because of the need to balance the requirement to treat patients with …

This article reviews the anatomy of the mediastinum as well as indications, limitations,
techniques, and results of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and other minimally-invasive …

A case of azygos lobe is presented. An azygos lobe is an accessory lobe of the lung that
may occasionally be confused with a pathological process such as a bulla, lung abscess or …

Inflammatory pseudotumours of the lung are extremely rare. Their pathogenesis is controversial,
their diagnosis is often difficult and their clinical behaviour may be unpredictable – …

Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura are rare pleural neoplasms that are distinct from
mesothelioma. Most of them are benign, although some behave aggressively; morphological and …