A procedure that can help spot lung cancer early is now available at a hospital, saving patients long trips out of a county.

A new medical procedure is now being delivered in North Cumbria. Patients can now undergo thoracoscopy at the Cumberland Infirmary instead of travelling to Newcastle. According to the NHS, the ...

PATIENTS in north Cumbria can now access specialist lung procedures closer to home. Cumberland Infirmary, this month, carried out its first medical Thoracoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure used to ...

Clinicians frequently rely on expert opinions, which are sometimes later disproven by randomised controlled trials (RCTs). For example, intrapleural streptokinase was commonplace until the MIST-1 ...

Cancer cells can inflame the lung lining (pleura) or abdominal lining (peritoneum). This can cause fluid to build up. The fluid might contain cancer cells. Fluid around the lungs is called a pleural ...

David Buchin, MD and Andrea Carollo, MD with the da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic platform. Photo credit: Northwell Health Both procedures utilized the da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic platform, ...

You have a thoracoscopy to look inside your chest to see possible areas of cancer. Doctors use a thoracoscopy to help diagnose cancers such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. They might also do a ...

Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the ...

(Barcelona, Spain September 8, 2025, 10:45 a.m. CEST / UTC +2) – Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall ...

Confirmation rates were 76.0% in the non-AP group vs 75.0% in the AP group, and complication rates in the 2 groups were 14.9% and 17.6%, respectively. Nonartificial pneumothorax (PTX) is noninferior ...