Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Known as: surgeries thoracic, Procedure, Thoracic Surgical, Thoracic Surgery 
Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) versus thoracotomy for lung cancer.
BACKGROUND The optimal surgical technique for lobectomy in lung cancer is not well defined. Proponents of video-assisted thoracic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Data from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery database: the surgical management of primary lung tumors.
OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate the surgical management of primary lung cancer by board-certified thoracic surgeons… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Pro-inflammatory cytokines after different kinds of cardio-thoracic surgical procedures: is what we see what we know?
OBJECTIVE Due to the combination of local trauma, extracorporeal circulation (ECC), and pulmonary and myocardial reperfusion… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
First experiences with the da Vinci operating robot in thoracic surgery.
OBJECTIVES The da Vinci surgical robotic system was purchased at our institution in June 2001. The aim of this trial was to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Better pulmonary function and prognosis with video-assisted thoracic surgery than with thoracotomy.
BACKGROUND Data regarding pulmonary function and prognosis after video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy are limited. METHODS… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Acute pain after thoracic surgery predicts long-term post-thoracotomy pain.
OBJECTIVE Long-term pain is a common sequela of thoracotomy, occurring in approximately 50% of patients 2 years after thoracic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Lobectomy--video-assisted thoracic surgery versus muscle-sparing thoracotomy. A randomized trial.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery has been adopted by some thoracic surgeons as the preferred approach over thoracotomy for many… (More)
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1995
1995
Lung transplantation after previous thoracic surgical procedures.
BACKGROUND This study examined results of lung transplantation after previous thoracic surgical procedures. METHODS Twenty… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Prevalence of chronic pain after pulmonary resection by thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracic surgery.
The prevalence and severity of chronic pain after video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary resection remains to be defined… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Postoperative pain-related morbidity: video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy.
One hundred thirty-eight consecutive, nonrandomized patients, with equivalent demographic and preoperative physiologic parameters… (More)
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