Raja M. Flores, MD, Bernard J

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The prognostic importance of the number of involved lymph nodes in esophageal cancer: Implications for revisions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer.

Advertisements

Prognostic Factors in the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma at a Large Tertiary Referral Center Raja M. Flores, MD, Maureen Zakowski, MD, Ennapadam.

Lost in translation The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Stephen R. Broderick, MD, MPHS

The eighth edition TNM stage classification for lung cancer: What does it mean on main street? Frank C. Detterbeck, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular.

One in every 14 patients with early-stage lung cancer is not being treated! Benny Weksler, MD, MBA The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

It is not just about surgery versus stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, it is about curing as many patients with lung cancer as possible Alessandro Brunelli,

Mark W. Onaitis, MD, Rebecca P. Petersen, MD, John C

Lung cancer screening: No more excuses

Outcomes of unexpected pathologic N1 and N2 disease after video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for clinical stage I non–small cell lung cancer Hong.

Ground glass opacity of the lung: The veil that needs lifting

Randomized controlled trial of a special acupuncture technique for pain after thoracotomy Gary Deng, MD, PhD, Valerie Rusch, MD, Andrew Vickers, PhD,

Victor van Berkel, MD, PhD

The prognostic importance of the number of involved lymph nodes in esophageal cancer: Implications for revisions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer.

How should we treat air leaks?

Patterns of survival and recurrence after surgical treatment of early stage non–small cell lung carcinoma in the ACOSOG Z0030 (ALLIANCE) trial Stacey.

The lord of the rings Antonio Miceli, MD, PhD

Is tissue the issue? Brian E. Louie, MD, MHA, MPH, FRCSC, FACS

STAT3, Cten, and lung cancer: Simultaneous excitement and caution

Narcissus, the beam and lung cancer: What is the message?

Postinduction positron emission tomography assessment of N2 nodes is not associated with ypN2 disease or overall survival in stage IIIA non–small cell.

Feiran Lou, MD, MS, Camelia S. Sima, MD, MS, Prasad S

Support Your Specialty

The assessment of cost effectiveness and the effectiveness of cost assessment in cardiothoracic surgery Vinay Badhwar, MD The Journal of Thoracic and.

It's not “just a shunt” but sometimes it should be…

Military surgeons just want to have fun

Appropriateness of Surgical Approach in Black Patients with Lung Cancer—15 Years Later, Little Has Changed Emanuela Taioli, MD, PhD, Raja Flores, MD

A first start for lung transplantation?

Extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results in 663 patients Raja.

Confusion still exists regarding postoperative delirium and its etiology after esophagectomy Robert B. Cameron, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular.

Stephen R. Broderick, MD, MPHS

Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD

A randomized comparison of different ventilator strategies during thoracotomy for pulmonary resection Andrew D. Maslow, MD, Todd S. Stafford, MD, Kristopher.

Resection of primary lung cancer with incidental pleural seeding: Seeds of change or reap what you sow? Jules Lin, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular.

Prognostic Factors in the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma at a Large Tertiary Referral Center Raja M. Flores, MD, Maureen Zakowski, MD, Ennapadam.

The impact of lymph node station on survival in 348 patients with surgically resected malignant pleural mesothelioma: Implications for revision of the.

A fate worse than death Jennifer S. Lawton, MD

Video-assisted resection for lung cancer results in fewer complications Lunxu Liu, PhD, MD, FRCS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Commentary: Do the right thing! Ethical versus legal

Passing the torch The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Bernard J. Park, MD, Raja M. Flores, MD, Valerie W. Rusch, MD

Functional tricuspid pathology: To treat or not to treat

The origins of open heart surgery at the University of Minnesota 1951 to 1956 Richard A. DeWall, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Bryan M. Burt, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Positron emission tomography predicts survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma Raja M. Flores, MD, Timothy Akhurst, MD, Mithat Gonen, PhD, Maureen Zakowski,

Todd L. Demmy, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Discussion The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Keep it short and sweet Ian A. Makey, MD, Scott B. Johnson, MD

The future of cardiac surgery training: A survival guide

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery wedge lung biopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases Gaetano Rocco, MD, Mohamed Khalil, MD,

KEYNOTE-024: Unlocking a pathway to lung cancer cure?

Ventricular assistant in restrictive cardiomyopathy: Making the right connection Robert D.B. Jaquiss, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

“The more things change…”: The challenges ahead

Toward a more rational approach in treating type B aortic dissection

Managing conflicts of interest

First in line for robotic surgery: Would you want to know?

Aritoshi Hattori, MD, Kenji Suzuki, MD

Energized lung resections

Lung cancer randomized controlled trials should compare stereotactic body radiation therapy with observation, NOT surgery Raja M. Flores, MD The Journal.

Respect the aorta The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Preoperative PFTs: The answer is blowing in the wind

Is there a benefit to continuing with resection of all sites of disease when clinically occult pleural metastases from non–small cell carcinoma are found?

Alexander H. Moskovitz, MD, Nabil P

Samuel Kim, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Carl L. Backer, MD, Bradley S. Marino, MD, MPP, MSCE

Journal changes and initiatives

Nael Martini, MDa, Valerie W. Rusch, MDa, Manjit S. Bains, MDa, Mark G

Descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: “Busted”

Michael J. Weyant, MD, Manjit S

Presentation transcript:

Lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) versus thoracotomy for lung cancer Raja M. Flores, MD, Bernard J. Park, MD, Joseph Dycoco, BA, Anna Aronova, BA, Yael Hirth, Nabil P. Rizk, MD, Manjit Bains, MD, Robert J. Downey, MD, Valerie W. Rusch, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 138, Issue 1, Pages 11-18 (July 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.030 Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 VATS versus thoracotomy. Intent to treat. VATS, Video-assisted thoracic surgery; CI, confidence intervals. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009 138, 11-18DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.030) Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions