OBJECTIVES: To investigate the feasibility, accuracy, and effect on conversion rates of
intracavitary video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery ultrasonography (VATS-US) for localization of …

Background Chest wall invasion in operable lung cancer upgrades the stage and can affect
operative planning. Diagnosing chest wall invasion preoperatively is important in patient …

OBJECTIVE Following thoracic surgery, daily chest X-rays (CXRs) are performed to assess
patient evolution and to make decisions regarding chest tube removal and patient discharge. …

Objective Vascular endostaplers are bulky and can be dangerous when dividing small
pulmonary arterial (PA) branch vessels during video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. We …

OBJECTIVES: All lymph node stations but the para-aortic are accessible by a combination
of endoscopic ultrasound and endobronchial ultrasound. We recently described an …

Background The standard technique for pulmonary arterial (PA) branch sealing in video-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy consists of vascular endostaplers. We evaluated the …

Materials and methods All patients provided informed consent for echoendoscopic mediastinal
lymph node staging before undergoing their procedures. The study was approved by the …

Background The objective was to evaluate whether endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS)
or endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) staging techniques of the mediastinum for lung …

Objective Parenchymal pulmonary nodules located in proximity to the mediastinum, vertebral
column, major vessels, or behind the heart can be technically challenging and dangerous …

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become the standard of care for pleural
evaluation, drainage, and pleurodesis. The major limitations to standard VATS techniques …