Thymectomy is the treatment for thymoma or Myasthenia Gravis patients. With the development of thoracoscopic surgical instruments and techniques in recent years, single port video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy is increasingly practiced for such patients. Although single port thymectomy is feasible and may be preferable, there is a lack of detailed step-by-step procedures outlined in the lit...

A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: Does video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) decortication in advanced malignant mesothelioma improve prognosis? Altogether more than 25 papers were found using the reported search, of which five represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, da...

Objective: To correlate students' performance with their professional background and motivation to take part in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses. We base our analysis on the self-determination theory that differentiates intrinsic (ambition to perform by individual itself) from extrinsic motivation (incentive by external stimuli). Design: We present a non-blinded, monocentric, non-ran...

background: respiratory function in patients undergoing open heart surgery is disrupted after surgery.  patient education on managing complications can reduce occurrence or severity of them. a variety of educational tools has been introduced, but there are controversies about the most appropriate tools. aim: determine the effect of instructional videos on respiratory function of the patients af...

Although non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has the potential for cure with surgical resection, unfortunately less than 15% of all patients and less than 25% of those who present with intrathoracic localized disease are candidates for curative surgical resection. Elderly patients, even if they have resectable disease, often have medical contraindications to surgery, such as cardiovascular disea...

Background: Degenerative spinal disease increases in proportion to life expectancy. Surgical treatments that play an essential role the management of degenerative have evolved from open surgery minimally invasive as well endoscopic surgery. Advanced pathological understanding, diagnostic imaging, and instrument progress support for The study aims report current situation treat diseases Departme...

: The first lung transplant procedure in the world was performed 1983, while Japan that accomplished 1998. Over following 25 years, transplantation has become a viable treatment option for Japanese patients with variety of end-stage diseases. Seventy cadaveric-donor (41 single, 29 bilateral), 11 bilateral living-donor lobar lung, and three heart-lung transplants have been use an integrated card...

Video 1 Surgical excision of mediastinal ectopic thyroid in video-assisted thoracic surgery triportal.