Robot-assisted lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer: report of 100 consecutive casesFarid Gharagozloo
Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 88:380-4. 2009
..This study describes a hybrid minimally invasive lobectomy procedure consisting of two phases: robotic vascular, hilar, and mediastinal dissection, and then VATS lobectomy...
- Robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer
Farid Gharagozloo
Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 85:1880-5; discussion 1885-6. 2008
..We studied the use of the da Vinci surgical robot for mediastinal, hilar, and vascular dissection during video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy in patients with early-stage lung cancer...
Postpneumonectomy and postlobectomy empyemaFarid Gharagozloo
Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2175 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Thorac Surg Clin 16:215-22. 2006
..If at all possible, PLE should be managed as a postpneumonic empyema with prolonged chest tube drainage. The key to these conditions is prevention...
- Outpatient management of post-pneumonectomy and post-lobectomy empyema using the vacuum-assisted closure system
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
The George Washington University Medical Center, 2300 Eye Street N W, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Surg Today 40:711-8. 2010
..We studied the feasibility of outpatient therapy in this patient population using the vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy system...
- From Jacobeaus to the da Vinci: thoracoscopic applications of the robot
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
Department of Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC 20037, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 20:1-9. 2010
..We review the available literature on robot-assisted thoracic surgery in attempt to better define the current role of the robot in pulmonary, mediastinal, and esophageal surgeries...
Novel thoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal goiters: report of two casesFaisal Al-Mufarrej
The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2300 Eye Street N, W, Washington, DC 20037, USA
J Cardiothorac Surg 3:55. 2008
..By virtue of 3 dimensional visualization, greater dexterity, and more accurate dissection, the Da Vinci robot, for the first time, enables a completely minimally invasive approach to the posterior superior mediastinum...
- Post-esophagectomy pseudomembranous inflammation of the interposed colon
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 11:479-81. 2010
..We present the first reported case of PMC affecting the intrathoracic, interposed colon of an esophagectomy patient in the absence of inflammation of the in situ colon...
- Novel thoracoscopic approach to difficult posterior mediastinal tumors
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
The George Washington University Medical Center, 2300 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 58:636-9. 2010
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- Spontaneous cervicothoracolumbar pneumorrhachis, pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Clin Respir J 3:239-43. 2009
..Mediastinal air is usually associated with subcutaneous emphysema, but rarely is it associated with pneumopericardium or pneumoperitoneum. The cause of pneumomediastinum is usually identifiable on history or radiology...
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for stage I lung cancer
Farid Gharagozloo
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, and VAMC, Washington, DC, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 76:1009-14; discussion 1014-5. 2003
..CONCLUSIONS: For carefully selected patients VATS lobectomy for early stage lung cancer is a safe and effective strategy. Long-term follow-up is required to fully evaluate recurrence and survival...
- Proposed pathogenesis of Paget-Schroetter disease: impingement of the subclavian vein by a congenitally malformed bony tubercle on the first rib
Farid Gharagozloo
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
J Clin Pathol 65:262-6. 2012
..To study and compare the anatomical and clinical pathology of first ribs in patients with Paget-Schroetter Disease (PSD) with first ribs in patients without the disease...
- Robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of intralobar sequestration
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 19:389-91. 2009
..Thus, in expert hands, such robotic technology is likely to result in less bleeding complications and less conversions to open surgery in cases of sequestration...
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy before multimodality therapy in patients with esophageal cancer
Marc Margolis
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, VAMC, Washington, DC, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 76:1694-7; discussion 1697-8. 2003
..Further study is required to define the efficacy of PEG as a means of nutritional support and its impact on survival...
- Video-assisted thoracic surgical treatment of initial spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients
Marc Margolis
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 76:1661-3; discussion 1663-4. 2003
..VATS may be an effective first line treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax in young adults. Due to the pathophysiology of this disease, patients should be closely followed for the occurrence of pneumothorax on the contralateral side...
- The learning curve of robotic lobectomy
Mark Meyer
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
Int J Med Robot 8:448-52. 2012
..Robotic lobectomy has been shown to be feasible, safe and oncologically efficacious. The actual learning curve of robotic lobectomy has yet to be defined. This study was designed to define the learning curve of robotic lobectomy...
- Robotic-assisted treatment of celiac artery compression syndrome: report of a case and review of the literature
Mark Meyer
Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Int J Med Robot 8:379-83. 2012
..The literature is reviewed, and a case of CACS is presented in which a robotic-assisted division of the median arcuate ligament (MAL) was performed...
- Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2300 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
J Cardiothorac Surg 4:22. 2009
..In this report, we describe an easy-to-adopt approach to azygous vein bronchial reinforcement...
- Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
Faisal Al-Mufarrej
George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Washington, DC 20037, USA
J Cardiothorac Surg 3:59. 2008
..The objective of this case series is to review our experience with spontaneous pneumomediastinum, review the available literature, and refine the current clinical approach to this uncommon condition...
- Robotic en bloc first-rib resection for Paget-Schroetter disease, a form of thoracic outlet syndrome: technique and initial results
Farid Gharagozloo
Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Innovations (Phila) 7:39-44. 2012
..There are many controversies regarding the management of this disease. We report a safe, effective, minimally invasive robotic transthoracic approach for resection of the first rib...
- A novel robot-assisted technique for excision of a posterior mediastinal thyroid goiter: a combined cervico-mediastinal approach
Eitan Podgaetz
From the Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Innovations (Phila) 4:225-8. 2009
..Extension of the goiter into the posterior mediastinum is even less common. Transcervival approach to thyroid goiters in the posterior mediastinum can be difficult, necessitating a thoracotomy, with its associated morbidity...
- Cardiac surgery in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
Gregory D Trachiotis
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, VAMC, and George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 76:1114-8; discussion 1118. 2003
..With concomitant highly active antiretroviral therapy, intermediate HIV and cardiac status appear to be favorable. Needle stick injuries occur at a rate mandating optimal reduction of patient viral loads preoperatively...
