Edilin Lopez

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Objective: To evaluate demographics and quality metrics across racial and ethnic groups amongst patients undergoing lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) within the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General...

The double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) was introduced by Carlens in 1949 and became widely used for single-lung ventilation. DLTs have since become standard for most pulmonary resections. Although the use...

Plastic bronchitis is a rare disease with serious morbidity. We report a case of a 48-year-old male smoker with a past medical history of diabetes, emphysema, recurrent respiratory infections, a...

Introduction: Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common thoracic surgical problem. To prevent recurrence, surgical options include blebectomy, mechanical or chemical pleurodesis, pleurectomy, or a combination of these operations. Pleurectomy is associated...

Background: Segmentectomy is increasingly performed for non-small cell lung cancer. However, comparative outcomes data among open, robotic-assisted, and video-assisted thoracoscopic approaches are limited. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of non-small...

Neuroendocrine tumors comprise a range of neoplasms with varying spectra of origin, biological activity, clinical features, and histological appearance. In this case report, we present a pregnant 33-year-old female who...

Lipoleiomyomas are rare, fatty variants of leiomyomas (commonly referred to as fibroid), which are frequently found in the uterine corpus and cervix. Here, we present a case of a robotic...