November 5, 2008 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), a recently developed and minimally invasive procedure, appears to be beneficial to lung cancer patients. A ...

LUNG CANCER AND WOMEN: Once thought to be a male predominant disease, lung cancer is now killing more women than breast, ovarian and cervical cancers combined. Researchers say because the cancer was ...

A new study shows that robotic video-assisted lung resection to remove a tumor achieves comparable outcomes with no significant differences in complications compared to conventional video-assisted ...

Background: Chest drains are routinely used after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung resections to evacuate fluid and air from the pleural space. We compared the impact of coaxial ...

Tirupati: Consultant Surgical Oncologist Dr K Varun Prakash has successfully completed the Advanced Minimally Invasive ...

Accuracy of FDG-PET to diagnose lung cancer in the ACOSOG Z4031 trial. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Background: Postoperative infections, as related to risk factors, in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures have been studied infrequently. Conclusions: This ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Thoracoscopic lung surgery represents a significant evolution in veterinary surgical practice, offering a minimally invasive alternative to traditional open thoracotomy. This technique facilitates a ...