Core Procedures Thymectomy Clinical anatomy The thymus is an encapsulated soft, bilobed organ; the two lobes are joined in the midline by connective tissue that merges with the capsule of each lobe. It is usually located in the anterior mediastinum.…
Core Procedures Tracheal resection: segmental resection Bronchoscopy: assessment Mediastinoscopy: assessment Wedge resection: non-anatomical wedge Segmentectomy: segment or multiple segments Lobectomy: lobe Sleeve lobectomy: lobe with segment of bronchus or pulmonary artery Pneumonectomy: whole lung Trachea Clinical anatomy The adult trachea…
In 1983, after review of over 500 cases, the National Institutes of Health issued a consensus statement establishing liver transplantation (LT) as an effective and durable therapy for adults and children with end-stage liver disease. Before this event the procedure…
Reconstruction of the hepatic artery is one of the principal technical challenges in orthotopic liver transplantation, and successful patient and allograft outcomes depend on robust, uninterrupted arterial flow into the newly implanted liver. Because oxygen is delivered to the allograft's…
Core Procedures Thymectomy Clinical anatomy The thymus is an encapsulated soft, bilobed organ; the two lobes are joined in the midline by connective tissue that merges with the capsule of each lobe. It is usually located in the anterior mediastinum.…
Core Procedures Tracheal resection: segmental resection Bronchoscopy: assessment Mediastinoscopy: assessment Wedge resection: non-anatomical wedge Segmentectomy: segment or multiple segments Lobectomy: lobe Sleeve lobectomy: lobe with segment of bronchus or pulmonary artery Pneumonectomy: whole lung Trachea Clinical anatomy The adult trachea…