Oncological resection, myasthenia gravis and staging as prognostic factors in thymic tumours: a Chilean case series.

Background: Thymic epithelial tumours are rare and highly heterogeneous. Reports from the United States suggest an overall incidence of 0.15 per 100,000/year.

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy using a novel perfused simulation model.

Simulation may provide a solution to acquire advanced skills in thoracic surgery, however to date there are no reports in the English literature about a perfused model. We developed a low cost and hi fidelity model using an in bloc heart and lung specimen from a swine. The swine was previously used in a non-thoracic experiment, so we extracted the lung and heart for this based model to reduce animal use.

Transient diaphragmatic paralysis by continuous para-phrenic infusion of bupivacaine: a novel technique for the management of residual spaces.

Space problems are a common complication after thoracic surgery. Different procedures have been used to manage them. We describe a novel technique using transient diaphragmatic paralysis by continuous para-phrenic infusion of bupivacaine.