Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy

http://www.or-live.com/EthiconEndo-Surgery/2646/ On Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. EDT, join thoracic surgeons, Dr. Scott Swanson and Dr. Daniel Miller, for a live webcast, including a discussion of surgical techniques used in Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (or VATS) for lung cancer. The webcast will address the particular technical challenges of Right Lower Lobectomy, Left Upper Lobectomy, and Left-sided and Right-sided Lymphadenectomy and Segmentectomy. The one-hour presentation will feature video segments of the surgeries performed and selected by the panel. The webcast will also feature didactic and question and answer segments presented by the surgeons. Presenters: Scott James Swanson, MD, FACS Director, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Brigham and Women’s Hospital Chief Surgical Officer Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer CenterBoston, MA Daniel L. Miller, MD, FACS Chief of General Thoracic Surgery Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA Kamal A. Mansour Professor of Thoracic Surgery Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA VATS Lobectomy Over the past decade, VATS Lobectomy has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to Thoracotomy for lung cancer. Since the surgery is performed thoracoscopically, lung cancer patients receiving a VATS Lobectomy may experience less pain, less morbidity and shorter hospital stays than with the traditional approach. The VATS technique however, can present some unique technical challenges for novice and experienced thoracic surgeons alike. During the one-hour webcast presentation, thoracic surgeons will hear some real-life strategies for addressing these challenges, including patient positioning, accessing critical structures, controlling bleeding, and navigating around major blood vessels. According to Dr. Scott Swanson of Brigham and Women's Hospital, "We hope to provide specific methodologies for getting from point A to point B –how to get around major pulmonary vessels, for example. We'll also ...