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Thoracic Surgery
Lungs, pleura, esophagus and mediastinum: lobectomy planned on the bronchial tree, pleural disease from pneumothorax to empyema, and esophageal surgery that crosses two body cavities in one operation. Much of it now through keyhole (VATS) approaches.
Backdrop: Chest X-ray showing the signs of pneumothorax · Karthik Easvur · CC BY-SA 3.0
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VATS lobectomy illustrated
A thoracic surgeon's illustrated walk through port placement, the fissure, the vessels and the bronchus.
Source: Shanda Blackmon for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons · Watch on YouTubeWatch for
- Port placement and the camera's view
- The order: vein, artery, bronchus
- Completing the fissure with staplers
STS University: VATS lobectomy
The society's own course video on the operation.
Source: Society of Thoracic Surgeons · Watch on YouTubeTalc pleurodesis: preparation and intrapleural administration of talc slurry
How the slurry is made and given through the drain, and what the patient feels afterwards.
Source: Singapore General Hospital · Watch on YouTubeWatch for
- Why the lung must be up before talc goes in
- The dose and the dwell
- Fever afterwards is expected
The modified Ivor Lewis esophagectomy technique
Operative footage of the two-field operation: abdominal mobilisation then the chest anastomosis.
Source: CTSNet · Watch on YouTubeWatch for
- The gastric conduit and its blood supply
- The intrathoracic anastomosis
- Why the pyloric drainage question exists
Surgery for esophagus cancer: esophagectomy
The overview a patient is given before the operation.
Source: Mayo Clinic · Watch on YouTube
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