The State of the Art in Mediastinal Surgery: Emerging Approaches and Innovations

The State of the Art in Mediastinal Surgery: Emerging Approaches and Innovations

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

8:00AM-9:00AM ET

Moderated by:

• Elliott Servais, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
• Jacob Klapper, Duke University

Strategies for Mediastinal Resections Involving the SVC

• James Huang, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital

Subxiphoid Thymectomy and Choosing the Right Approach

• Alper Toker, West Virginia University

Single Port Mediastinal Surgery: Current and Future State

• Jacob Klapper, Duke University

Discussion and Live Q&A

• All faculty

Related Articles in the AATS Journals:

Yang, Ding, et al. “Perioperative outcomes and survival of modified subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery thymectomy for T_2-3 thymic malignancies: A retrospective comparison study” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.023 Published 2024 in JTCVS.

Lee, Kim, et al. “Robotic thoracic surgery using the single-port robotic system: Initial experience with more than 100 cases” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.005 Published 2024 in JTCVS.

Wang, Tan, et al. “Subxiphoid versus lateral intercostal thoracoscopic thymectomy for suspected thymoma: Results of a randomized controlled trial” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.10.040 Published 2023 in JTCVS.

Kalata, Lagisetty, et al. “Adequate lung cancer surgery lymphadenectomy within a statewide quality collaborative: Quality improvement in action” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.10.029 Published 2022 in JTCVS.

Byrd, Shrager, et al. “Positron emission tomography/computed tomography differentiates resectable thymoma from anterior mediastinal lymphoma” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.02.055 Published 2022 in JTCVS.

Ely, Velotta, et al. “Effect of thoracic surgery regionalization on long-term survival after lung cancer resection” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.050 Published 2021 in JTCVS.