Surgeons can use VATS to remove lung tissue, such as lymph nodes, tumors, and tissue they suspect may contain cancerous cells. These procedures include: lobectomy — removal of one of the lung ...

BOSTON - Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a Boston hospital is offering a new approach that allows patients to get ...

The lungs that Dr. Ankit Bharat took out of Tadd Crosslin, a 49-year-old father of twins, were marred with billions of cancer cells. They were “perhaps the most diseased that we’ve ever seen,” said ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), according to a study ...

The procedure is performed with general anesthesia using a special endotracheal tube that allows intentional collapse of the lung which is operated on. The procedure is performed through a series of ...

Bingaman suggested a lung transplant, but at age 65 Walsh felt she should “let somebody younger have it.” Bingaman then recommended a minimally invasive procedure known as the Zephyr valve ...

The patient, 49-year-old Daniel Evans-Smith, underwent this procedure at the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, UK. The technique is called ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP ...

We are pioneers of various innovations including the use of portable ex vivo lung perfusion for transportation and evaluation of donor organs. Our multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive care ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a Boston hospital is offering a new approach that ...