Publications by authors named "H F Batirel"
Background: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a cancer with a usually dismal prognosis. However, long-term survivors do exist. Herein, we analyzed long-term survivors (>5 years after surgery) from high-volume centers around the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDigital Transformation in Thoracic Surgery: a survey among the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
July 2024
Objectives: Digital transformation has drastically changed the surgical sector, but few is known about its impact on thoracic surgical practice. The aim of this paper is to report the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) survey results, assessing the impact of and the need for Digital Transformation in Thoracic Surgery.
Methods: A 23-item survey was designed by the ESTS Digital Transformation Working Group to assess the impact of and the need for Digital Transformation in Thoracic Surgery.
Surgery remains an essential element of the multimodality radical treatment of patients with early-stage nonsmall cell lung cancer. In addition, thoracic surgery is one of the key specialties involved in the lung cancer tumour board. The importance of the surgeon in the setting of a multidisciplinary panel is ever-increasing in light of the crucial concept of resectability, which is at the base of patient selection for neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatments within trials and in real-world practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResults of an exploratory survey within ESTS membership in 2022 on current trend of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery and its training perspectives.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is gaining popularity among surgeons in Europe, but access and training vary significantly; 22% of surveyed centers had no robots, while 31% had limited access, highlighting disparities in availability.
- - A survey of 174 thoracic surgeons indicated that most centers primarily use video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) over RATS, with many respondents believing VATS training aids robotic preparation; however, over half reported that robotic surgery training isn't part of their curriculum.
- - Despite variations in approach, many surgeons (71%) agree future thoracic surgeons should be skilled in both VATS and RATS, noting that RATS may offer advantages like improved lymph node harvesting, although
Evolution of a minimally invasive oesophagectomy program - effective complication management is key.
Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne
September 2023
Introduction: Despite improvements in patient selection, operative technique, and postoperative care, oesophagectomy remains one of the most morbid oncologic resection types. Introduction of minimally invasive practice has been shown to have a greater marginal benefit for oesophagectomy than most of the other types of procedures.
Aim: To evaluate early surgical outcomes through the adoption of totally minimally invasive oesophagectomy and accumulating experience in perioperative management.