Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn't go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer.

Lung transplant involves the removal of the damaged lung and replacement with a new healthy organ. To do the surgery, the doctor makes a cut in your side about 6 inches below your armpit. This cut is ...

BOSTON - Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a ...

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

Findings were similar for lung cancer-specific survival, according to the authors. For early-stage NSCLC, lobar r ...

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 ...

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

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

Before the surgery, patients are intubated ... The bleb is dissected, stapled, and the lung tissue is removed from the chest in a specimen bag, allowing more room for the remaining healthy lung to ...

The study was based on the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database. Findings were similar for lung cancer-specific survival, according to the authors. For early-stage NSCLC, lobar resection has been ...