2016
Video-assisted thoracic surgery and open chest surgery in lung cancer treatment: present and future
Detterbeck F, Molins L. Video-assisted thoracic surgery and open chest surgery in lung cancer treatment: present and future. Journal Of Visualized Surgery 2016, 2: 173-173. PMID: 29078558, PMCID: PMC5637756, DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2016.11.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVideo-assisted thoracic surgeryThoracic surgerySimilar long-term survivalEarly-stage lung cancerShorter hospital stayStage lung cancerLung cancer treatmentOpen chest surgeryLong-term survivalHospital staySurgical resectionOpen surgerySurgical approachLung cancerOpen techniqueChest surgeryEffective treatmentLimited incisionTerm survivalSurgeryOpen approachParticular tumorCancer treatmentTreatmentResection
2014
Learning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer
Dhamija A, Rosen JE, Dhamija A, Rothberg BE, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Learning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2014, 9: 286-291. PMID: 25084251, DOI: 10.1097/imi.0000000000000082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node yieldComplete resectionInvasive esophagectomyNode yieldSurgeon experienceMinimally Invasive EsophagectomyLymph node resectionSingle-surgeon seriesHigh-grade dysplasiaNode resectionComplete lymphadenectomyLymph nodesRetrospective reviewSurgical marginsOncologic efficacyNegative marginsOncologic aspectsInstitutional databaseEsophageal cancerInvasive approachLate subgroupsOpen approachMultivariate analysisResectionSafe alternative