Among patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, long-term survival was better with lobectomy or segmentectomy vs. wedge resection, according to results presented at the Society of Thoracic ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

Task force members say that continued collection of data will help build credibility of what is “fair market value” for surgeons.

Greater inclusion of women in surgical trials and reporting of sex-based treatment effects are warranted, they say.

Though many Los Angeles-area parks and museums closed because of air quality or other concerns, several have reopened, ...

Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery faced elevated ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity ...

For patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lung resections, including lobectomy and segmentectomy, are ...

Joseph Sabik III, MD, named president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons for 2025 term. Learn more about his background and leadership history here.

In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a novel analysis evaluating surgeon preference for multi- ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...