OBJECTIVES Our goal was to report the results of the first consensus paper among
international experts in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (UniVATS) lobectomy …

Nearly six years since inception, uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become
a growing part of major lung resections and has revolutionized the way thoracic surgeons …

Background Data on high-flow nasal oxygen after thoracic surgery are limited and confined
to the comparison with low-flow oxygen. Different from low-flow oxygen, Venturi masks …

Introduction Bronchopleural fistula is a rare but potentially fatal complication of pulmonary
resections and proper management is essential for its resolution. In this study, we analyzed …

… d CT image from the same region of the fistula 1 year after cell therapy. One year after
treatment the cavity had disappeared. e CT image from the region of the fistula recorded 1 year …

Purpose. Several meta-analyses have reported data about the diagnostic performance of
positron emission tomography or positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET …

Background To address the question of how much chest‐wall ( CW ) resections and prosthetic
reconstructions influence functional outcome. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 175 …

Objective The presence of micropapillary and solid adenocarcinoma patterns leads to a worse
survival and a significantly higher tendency to recur. This study aims to assess the impact …

Surgical scientific literature contains relatively little information regarding the surgical
outcomes of anatomic sublobar resections performed with the uniportal video-assisted …

Background The role of triportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is widely
recognized for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). The aim of this study …