The baseline characteristics of the 89 consecutive patients undergoing bilateral LVRS via median sternotomy constituting the current study cohort are summarized in Table 1. Three hundred eight-seven ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer ...

Bilateral heterogenous emphysema was the most comment presentation in patients referred for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR), based on data from more than 200 individuals presented at the ...

Background: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is an effective treatment for patients with severe emphysema. Most studies favor a bilateral approach over unilateral LVRS. However, there is limited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUPELO — With more lung cancer cases being detected via both incidental findings and early screenings, robotic-assisted surgery ...

SEATTLE (AP) - A landmark study shows that cutting down the size of diseased lungs can modestly improve the exercise capacity and quality of life of victims of severe emphysema, a disease that ...

Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery have revolutionized lung cancer treatment, minimizing trauma and shortening recovery times. Minimally invasive techniques enable complex procedures, ...

Surgery is a common treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly when the disease is detected early and the tumor is small and is only in one part of the lung. For small cell lung ...

The proportion of patients with postoperative pulmonary complications in the first 5 days after thoracic surgery did not ...