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Volume 8(2);  2019 Mar

Preface

Preface
Sasha Stamenkovic
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 173. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.03.05
PMCID:
PMC6462545
Article PDF–71K

Systematic Review

A systematic review of robotic versus open and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approaches for thymectomy
Katie E. O’Sullivan, Usha S. Kreaden, April E. Hebert, Donna Eaton, Karen C. Redmond
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 174–193. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.04
PMCID:
PMC6462547
Abstract Article PDF–3.4M
Understanding the financial cost of robotic lobectomy: calculating the value of innovation?
Emily Singer, Peter J. Kneuertz, Desmond M. D’Souza, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Robert E. Merritt
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 194–201. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.05.18
PMCID:
PMC6462550
Abstract Article PDF–203K

Keynote Lecture Series

Training in robotic thoracic surgery—the European way
Ghada M. M. Shahin, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Sasha Stamenkovic, Miguel A. Cuesta
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 202–209. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.11.06
PMCID:
PMC6462552
Abstract Article PDF–372K
The evolution of robotic thoracic surgery
Carmelina C. Zirafa, Gaetano Romano, Teresa Hung Key, Federico Davini, Franca Melfi
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 210–217. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.03.03
PMCID:
PMC6462549
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M

Featured Articles

Extended thoracic lymph node dissection in robotic-assisted minimal invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) for patients with superior mediastinal lymph node metastasis
Sylvia van der Horst, Michiel F. G. de Maat, Pieter C. van der Sluis, Jelle P. Ruurda, Richard van Hillegersberg
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 218–225. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.01.04
PMCID:
PMC6462563
Abstract Article PDF–273K
Robotic lobectomy for lung cancer: initial experience of a single institution in Korea
Seha Ahn, Jin Yong Jeong, Hyung Woo Kim, Joong Hyun Ahn, Giyong Noh, Soo Seog Park
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 226–232. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.08
PMCID:
PMC6462559
Abstract Article PDF–243K
Robot-assisted thoracic surgery in Colombia: a multi-institutional initial experience
Miguel Ricardo Buitrago, Juliana Restrepo
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 233–240. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.03.01
PMCID:
PMC6462562
Abstract Article PDF–431K

Perspective

Robotic thoracic surgery in inflammatory and infective diseases
Ali Zamir Khan, Sangeeta Khanna, Narendra Agarwal, Kamran Ali
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 241–249. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.05
PMCID:
PMC6462553
Abstract Article PDF–2.7M
Resource implications of robotic thoracic surgery: what are the wider issues?
Sasha Stamenkovic, Robert D. Slight
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 250–254. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.11.10
PMCID:
PMC6462561
Abstract Article PDF–133K
Working towards clinical effectiveness—a multi-disciplinary approach to robotic surgery
Anthony M. Garbutt
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 255–262. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.01
PMCID:
PMC6462554
Abstract Article PDF–783K
Anesthesia for robotic thoracic surgery
Henning Pauli, Mostafa Eladawy, James Park
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 263–268. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.12.06
PMCID:
PMC6462555
Abstract Article PDF–146K
How to get the most out of your trainees in robotic thoracic surgery—“the coachability languages”
Robert J. Cerfolio, Dana Ferrari-Light
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 269–273. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.12.05
PMCID:
PMC6462558
Abstract Article PDF–148K
Disruptive technology will transform what we think of as robotic surgery in under ten years
Joel Dunning
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 274–278. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.03.02
PMCID:
PMC6462560
Abstract Article PDF–139K

Art of Operative Techniques

Right robotic-assisted thoracoscopic lower lobectomy
Sasha Stamenkovic, Franca Melfi
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 279–285. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.03.04
PMCID:
PMC6462557
Abstract Article PDF–1.7M

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Four-arm robotic sleeve right upper lobectomy
Marion Durand
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 286–287. doi: 10.21037/acs.2018.11.02
PMCID:
PMC6462548
Article PDF–273K
Robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
Erkan Kaba, Tugba Cosgun, Kemal Ayalp, Alper Toker
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 288–291. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.02
PMCID:
PMC6462546
Article PDF–236K
Management of robotic bleeding complications
Pierluigi Novellis, Mehmood Jadoon, Umberto Cariboni, Edoardo Bottoni, Alessandro Pardolesi, Giulia Veronesi
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 292–295. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.03
PMCID:
PMC6462551
Article PDF–128K
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) lobectomy
Giye Choe, Bernard Park
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 296–299. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.07
PMCID:
PMC6462556
Article PDF–554K

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Pathophysiology of saphenous vein valves in coronary artery bypass with composite arteriovenous grafts
José Glauco Lobo Filho, Heraldo Guedis Lobo Filho, Matheus Duarte Pimentel
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 8(2): 300–301. doi: 10.21037/acs.2019.02.06
PMCID:
PMC6462544
Article PDF–104K
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