Dr. Giuseppe Aresu of the University Hospital of Udine, Italy presents a case of thymectomy by subxyphoid approach
Case Study: Thymectomy by Uniportal subxyphoid approach
Bronchopleural Fistula: a classic example of interdisciplinary surgery
aka, “Why we should be nice to plastic surgeons”. This case study highlights the need for close interdisciplinary partnerships among surgeons and also asks the question, “Are we addressing the emotional and psychosocial needs of our patients and their families?”
Uniportal VATS with chest wall resection
As Dr. Gonzalez Rivas demonstrates, minimally invasive surgery isn’t just for “easy” cases. Case study with brief discussion and literature review
Case Report: Hilar mass resection using single port thoracoscopy with Dr. Diego Gonzalez – Rivas
in the operating room with Dr. Diego Gonzalez Rivas for single port thoracoscopic (uniportal) surgery.
Controlling prolonged air leak by remote control
Dr. Gaetano Rocco talks about persistent air leaks and the development of a remote-controlled computer assisted suction device.
Bilateral surgery using a unilateral single-port approach: the Chen technique
a sneak peak at a game-changer in thoracic surgery – unilateral single-port surgery for bilateral disease
Cardiac sympathetic denervation for ventricular arrhythmias: case study and clinical trials
a clinical case report from Bogota, Colombia – and the work of Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, Director, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center on treating ventricular arrhythmias with cardiac sympathetic denervation, including an upcoming clinical trial.
Case Report: Repair of diaphragm defect in Hepatic Hydrothorax
Case report with video of SITS (single incision thoracoscopic surgery) repair of diaphragm defect in a case of hepatic hydrothorax resulting from liver cirrhosis with Dr. Chih-Hao Chen, MAckay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Case Report: Multidisciplinary approach to metastatic disease, and lessons learned
Chest wall resection with pulmonary segmentectomy for metastatic breast cancer.
Case Report: Dual port thoracoscopy for decortication, part II
case report on dual port thoracoscopy
How to write a case report
References and resources for case report writing
Case Report: Dual port VATS decortication of empyema
case report of dual port thoracoscopy for decortication of empyema in a thirty-eight year old woman.
Case report: Blebectomy with talc pleurodesis after spontaneous pneumothorax
Case report of spontaneous pneumothorax followed by bleb resection and talc pleurodesis.
