General Thoracic

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. - Seeing is believing, especially when enhanced visualization of tumors during surgery helps improve chances for complete resection, investigators said at the annual Society of Surgical Oncology Cancer... »

A small, swallowed, laser imaging capsule provides full-thickness imaging of the upper gastro- intestinal tract without biopsy, and is quicker and less invasive than traditional endoscopy, according to the Harvard University... »

LOS ANGELES – Clinical staging of T2N0 esophageal cancer remains unreliable, despite advances in staging techniques, a study has shown.

The addition of endoscopic ultrasound and PET/CT has improved the ability to clinically... »

VIENNA – Long-awaited data from the phase III PROFILE 1007 confirm that crizotinib provides superior progression-free survival and responses, compared with second-line chemo-therapy in advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase–positive... »

BOSTON – Delivering stereotactic body radiation for early-stage, inoperable non–small cell lung cancer doubled overall survival rates achieved in historical series with conventional radiation, investigators reported at the annual... »

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is 6% nationwide, but varies from less than 4% in Washington and Minnesota to more than 9% in Alabama and Kentucky, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control... »

CHICAGO – Limiting CT follow-up of incidental pulmonary nodules to a small area around the suspicious nodule may help resolve a common clinical dilemma and an Achilles heel of lung cancer screening, researchers suggest.

It could... »

Advances in technology from new forms of operative procedures, medical treatment, and imaging to electronic health record systems are rapidly changing thoracic surgery practice and cost structure. In addition, new government and... »

First response and early subsequent care are a critical requirement for keeping patients alive in wartime or in civilian accident or crisis. Simulation is playing a bigger part in preparing medical practitioners to deal with the... »

SAN FRANCISCO – Successful outcomes in 74 of 79 patients who underwent robotic-assisted thymectomy suggest that the technology is safe and feasible, results of a multicenter European study demonstrate.

Dr. Franca Melfi, of the... »