Recent Advances and Challenges in Cardiothoracic Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2025 | Viewed by 102
Special Issue Editors
Interests: minimally invasive thoracic surgery; lung transplantation; surgical treatment of locally advanced stages of lung cancer; surgery after induction treatment; STAS; thymic tumors; awake surgery; minimally invasive treatment of ventricular arrhythmias; implementation of AI in lung cancer surgery
Interests: minimally invasive thoracic surgery; chest wall surgey; tracheal surgery; surgical treatment of pleural diseases; surgical treatment of locally advanced stages of lung cancer; surgery after induction treatment; STAS; lung regeneration
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight recent advances in several fields of cardiothoracic surgery, with a particular focus on the synergy between surgery and new technologies. We will now share some examples representing our scope. The minimally invasive approach, in any setting, is increasingly becoming the gold standard in oncologic thoracic surgery, not only in the early stages, but throughout, with excellent results. Its impact has also been significant in cardiac surgery. Robotic technology is dramatically changing the paradigmatic concepts of surgical activity, both in terms of the distance between surgeon and patient and in terms of the increased support of artificial intelligence (AI) in tissue manipulation, allowing new surgical possibilities. The union between new compatible biomaterials and more advanced radiologic software has allowed the creation of patient-tailored prostheses in cases of large tumoral involvement in the chest wall. As described in several papers, the development of radiomic algorithms could be useful in disease screening and in the planning of the best surgical treatment, and new opportunities are expected to arise for its application. The use of more sophisticated and easier-to-handle extracorporeal supports during thoracic surgery allows surgeons to safely perform complex procedures, such as airway surgery or the removal of huge mediastinal lesions. Recently, the minimally invasive approach has played a role in the management of some cardiac arrhythmias, with encouraging results. Finally, tracheal transplantation is an exciting ongoing challenge, reserved for a subset of patients with airway diseases. In conclusion, the aim of this Special Issue is to include worldwide experiences and new perspectives on cardiothoracic surgery, to extend the horizons of this field.
Dr. Marco Anile
Dr. Vannucci Jacopo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- RATS
- uniportal VATS
- lung transplantation
- VATS for arrhythmias
- new technologies
- radiomics
- STAS
