Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery faced elevated ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

Among patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, long-term survival was better with lobectomy or segmentectomy vs.

The most common diseases requiring thoracic surgery include lung cancer, chest trauma, esophageal cancer, emphysema, and lung transplantation.

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity ...

By offering these advanced techniques, the hospital is significantly improving patient outcomes, reducing recovery times, and ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, EBV is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with LVRS.

The study analysed outcomes for more than 32,000 stage 1A NSCLC patients using data from the STS General Thoracic Surgery ...

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University. “Lung transplantation is not always a durable solution because of the shortage of donors compared to the demand for ...

The new “lungs in a fridge” tech can keep the lungs intact for up to 18 hours, compared to about four hours when kept on it.

With 103 lung transplants and one heart-lung transplant in 2024, MHH is the leader in the Eurotransplant network. The lung transplant team relies on minimally invasive procedures and innovative ...