Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...
After a period of modest gains in thoracic oncology, there have been numerous advances in the past several years. In non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the advances with immunotherapy and targeted ...
PHILADELPHIA — In a move that has given Phillies fans pause, ace pitcher Zack Wheeler was recently diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) and is slated for season-ending decompression ...
If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...
Fifty-five patients were enrolled onto the study, and 53 were assessable. The major toxicities included grade 3 and 4 acute neutropenia (32% and 43%, respectively) and grade 3 and 4 esophagitis (32% ...
Flash ultra-high dose rate therapy enabled by Varian proton and planning technologies Collaboration between Varian and leading institutions drives progress toward next-generation cancer treatments ...
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The American College of Cardiology have teamed up to launch a registry for transcatheter valve therapy for aortic stenosis, according to an ACC news release. The ...
BOSTON, MA—The presence of thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) is independently associated with adverse outcomes, even after accounting for the degree of coronary artery calcification (CAC), which is ...
Johannes R. Kratz, MD, has been named as the inaugural chief of UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western U.S. He brings a track ...