Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

The David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine is a team of highly motivated, compassionate individuals who pride themselves on providing state-of-the-art clinical ...

Thoracic outlet decompression (TOD) can treat thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), where the nerves and blood vessels in your chest are compressed. The aim of TOD is to reduce pressure on the structures ...

A single-shot intercostal nerve block was noninferior to thoracic epidural analgesia for pain control in minimally invasive lung resection. Continuous paravertebral block came out inferior for pain ...

The David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor Medicine specializes in the care and treatment of patients with all benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax). This ...

Residents and fellows in thoracic surgery programs rotate at renowned hospitals all located within the Texas Medical Center. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is the primary private adult hospital ...

Johannes R. Kratz, MD, has been named as the inaugural chief of UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western U.S. He brings a track ...

Introduction: Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (URATS) combines the precision of robotic systems with the minimal invasiveness of single-incision surgery. However, its widespread adoption ...

What scared Merrill Kelly most was the blood clot in his shoulder. That’s not something many healthy 31-year-old men encounter, but it’s serious when they do. His shoulder was discolored and bruised, ...

Michal Hubka, M.D.: lung cancer, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS); Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center, General Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., ...

Professional societies agreed that U.S. centers performing pediatric and congenital heart surgery should be formally reorganized into two tiers with volume requirements designed to maintain surgical ...