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May 2012 Thoracic Journal CMENew Journal CME activities from the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery have been added to the Thoracic Portal. |
New Thoracic Portal Survey: Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Training and InstructionTake the new survey on minimally invasive esophagectomy training and instruction and help us learn about current formal and informal educational aspects regarding this technique. |
William Walker, FRCSApril 1st 2012 is the 20th Anniversary of VATS lobectomy at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Twenty years ago, Dr. William Walker performed a left upper lobectomy using a 3-port approach standing in the posterior position. Now approaching his thousandth operation, he discusses his first VATS lobectomy and his current techniques. |
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CME—New May 2012
- Diffusing capacity predicts long-term survival after lung resection for cancer
- Lung Transplantation for Patients With High Lung Allocation Score: Single-Center Experience
- A New Procedure for the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: The Cold Coagulation
by Marcello Carlo Ambrogi, MD, PhD and
Alfredo Mussi, MD
02-March-2009 - A New Sternal Reinforcement Device to Prevent and Treat Sternal Dehiscence
by Jacob Zeitani, MD and
Luigi Chiariello, MD
30-June-2008 - Clinical Use of a Digital Air Leak System
by Robert J. Cerfolio, MD
22-October-2007
- Robotic Thoracoscopic First Rib Resection for Paget Schroetter Disease
by
Mark Meyer, MD,
Farid Gharagozloo, MD,
Marc Margolis, MD,
et al
03-February-2012 - Robotic Right Upper Lobectomy
by
Alexander S. Farivar, MD,
Oliver Wagner, MD,
Eric Vallieres, MD,
et al
12-September-2011 - Video-Assisted Harvest of an Intercostal Muscle Flap
by Brandon H Tieu, MD and
Mithran Sukumar, MD
21-July-2011
- Thoracic Literature Watch - Fourth Quarter 2011
- Thoracic Literature Watch - Third Quarter 2011
- Thoracic Literature Watch - Second Quarter 2011
- Technique for Upper Sternal Allograft Implantation
by
Andrea Dell’Amore MD,
Giampiero Dolci, MD,
Nicola Cassanelli, MD,
and Guido Caroli, MD
24-February-2012 - VATS Middle Lobectomy Following a Previous Right VATS Lower Lobectomy
by Thirugnanam Agasthian, MD
20-October-2011 - Routine Systematic Mediastinal Nodal Dissection During VATS Major Pulmonary Resections—The Southampton Technique
by Khalid Amer, FRCS(C Th)
22-February-2011
- Intrathoracic Migration Of Breast Implant After Thoracoscopic Surgery
by Jeffson Chung, MD and
Sebastien Gilbert, MD
09-December-2011 - Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy Without Left Gastric Pedicle Division
by Ikenna C. Okereke, MD
01-September-2010 - Sternoclavicular joint obstruction of a gastric conduit ten years after transhiatal esophagectomy and sub-sternal pull-up
by Andrew Chae, MD,
Royce F. Calhoun II, MD and David T. Cooke, MD
02-March-2010
- Thoracic Surgeons' Mobile Device Usage Survey Analysis
13-February-2012 - Salvage Esophagectomy Survey Analysis
17-November-2011 - Analysis of Survey On Surgical Management of Myasthenia Gravis
22-September-2011
THORACIC PORTAL
Editor
Mark K. Ferguson, MD
THORACIC SURVEY
New Survey–April 2012
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Training and Instruction
Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is growing in frequency, although most practitioners were trained prior to its introduction. This survey will help assess how current practitioners developed MIE skills and how they are passing their knowledge on to others.
SURVEY RESULTS
Latest survey results:
Thoracic Surgeons' Mobile Device Usage
The use of mobile devices for professional applications has increased dramatically in the last 5 years. Read the results of this survey to find out how your colleagues use such devices in their practices.
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