Controversies in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition, Volume 33-2 - April 14, 2023
Editors: Lana Y. Schumacher, David C. Griffin
Language: English
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In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Foreword
Preface
Esophageal Perforation: Is Surgery Still Necessary?
Key points
Introduction
Physiology
Grading severity
Management
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosures
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in 2023: When to Operate and Current Endoscopic Options for Antireflux Therapy
Key points
Introduction
STRETTA: radiofrequency ablation
Transoral fundoplication
Outcomes
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Achalasia: Surgery Versus Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy
Key points
Introduction
Classification of achalasia
Overview of management
Our approach to Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy and Heller Myotomy with Dor Fundoplication
Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy versus Heller Myotomy with Fundoplication
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosures
Tracheobronchoplasty: Indications and Best Approaches
Key points
Introduction/Background/Prevalence
Functional and quality of life outcomes in open tracheobronchomalacia surgery
Outcomes of robotic tracheobronchoplasty
Summary
Clinics care points
Declaration of Interests
Supplementary data
Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Indications, Best Practices, and Evolving Role in the Future
Key points
Introduction/history/definitions/background
Nature of the problem/diagnosis
Role of surgery as the local therapy of choice for pulmonary metastases
Patient selection
Timing of surgery for pulmonary metastases
Surgical technique
Future of local management for pulmonary metastatic disease
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Current Management of Carcinoid Tumor: When Is a Wedge Enough?
Key points
Introduction and epidemiology
Classification and staging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Discussion: when is a wedge enough?
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Sublobar Resections: Indications and Approaches
Key points
Introduction
Preoperative planning/surgical treatment options
Deciding between sublobar resection versus lobectomy (primary lung cancer)
Deciding between wedge resection versus segmentectomy
Procedural approach
Technical details of individual segmentectomies
Pulmonary function
Oncologic
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosures
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Versus Ablation Versus Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Key points
Introduction/background
Summary
Clinics care points
Current Management of Stage IIIA (N2) Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Role of Perioperative Immunotherapy, and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Key points
Introduction
Recent advances in locally resectable non-small-cell lung cancer
Controversies in stage III disease
Summary
Clinics care points
Neoadjuvant Strategies for Esophageal Cancer: Role of Immunotherapy and Positron emission tomography (PET)-Guided Strategies
Key points
Background
Differences in histological subtypes
Management of locally advanced esophageal carcinoma
Positron emission tomography (PET)-directed therapy
Summary and future directions
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Surgical Approach to Esophagectomy Post CheckMate 577: Do Lymph Nodes Matter if Everyone Gets Adjuvant Immunotherapy?
Key points
Introduction
Background
Discussion points
Disclosures

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