A Retrospective Study on the Long-Term Outcomes of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Versus Sublobar Resection in Lung Cancer: Analysis From the Scottish Cancer Registry.

Introduction:  A comparison between sublobar resection and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in the treatment of lung cancer is a trending topic. However, there is still a lack of strong randomized controlled trials on this subject. We believe that the National Cancer Registry can provide good insight into decision-making when comparing these two modalities of treatment.

The Effect of Pandemic on Lung Cancer Waiting Time - Tertiary Center Experience.

Background: Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are crucial to improve the survival and the outcomes in patients who are diagnosed with lung cancer. Many factors can affect the waiting time for lung cancer treatment, however, the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was one of the major factors that universally slowed down clinical activities in the last three years. We are aiming with this study to demonstrate how this pandemic and other factors affected the lung cancer waiting times for diagnosis and treatment.

Difficulty Weaning From Cardiopulmonary Bypass Following an Aortic Valve Replacement.

Aortic valve replacement (AVR) remains the treatment of choice for severe aortic stenosis. Despite the growing number of transcatheter AVR (TAVR) in younger and intermediate-to-low-risk patients, surgical AVR (SAVR) is widely used and retains low operative mortality, low rate of complications, and predictable long-term valve durability. Although it is a straightforward procedure, on some occasions, a surgeon could face challenging situations, such as compromised coronary flow and an inability to wean the patient from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

Post-traumatic Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm With Endoluminal Thrombus.

Here, we report a case of a 54-year-old man who presented with complications of a left ventricle apical aneurysm, which was the result of a myocardial infarction (MI). Interestingly, he sustained the MI following a cardiac contusion whilst playing rugby 32 years ago. He had another MI 10 years later, despite the presence of normal coronary angiography following the initial event, and presented with two episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia over six months.

A Comparison of the Differences in Postoperative Chronic Pain Between Video-Assisted and Robotic-Assisted Approaches in Thoracic Surgery.

Background and objective In the last decade, there has been significant evolution in thoracic surgery with the advent of robotic surgery. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the incidence of postoperative chronic pain (for six months and beyond) in robotic and video-assisted approaches to analyze the long-term effects of the two different techniques. Methods This was a retrospective study involving 92 patients who underwent various thoracic operations between six months and two years preceding the study.