Compared with traditional open thoracotomy, thoracoscopic minimally invasive surgery has many advantages. It requires a small incision, causes minimal trauma and less pain, and allows faster recovery [ 1 ]. Therefore, thoracoscopic minimally …

Mediastinal tumors are common diseases in thoracic surgery, including thymoma, neurogenic tumors, teratomas, etc. [ 1 , 2 ]. Clinically, surgery is generally the first choice of treatment, and most patients have achieved good prognosis and improved …

Pleural disease, as a common disease, can be either primary, secondary to other diseases or a part of systemic disease. The incidence of pleural disease and its associated diseases (e.g., chronic lung disease, tumors, heart failure, cirrhosis …

Day-case surgery can shorten the hospital stay of children, reduce medical costs, ease the financial burden on the families and health insurance of children [ 1 ]. The concept of day-case surgery is well established in developed countries but is …

Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are classified pathologically as thymomas, thymic carcinomas (TCs), and thymic neuroendocrine tumors (TNETs) [ 1 ]. TCs have a low incidence [ 2 ] and have previously been reported in the literature to have an …

Lung cancer (LC) remains a major health problem with an estimated 130,180 deaths in 2022 in the US, which makes it the leading cause of cancer death in both sexes [ 1 ]. For early-stage LC, surgery remains the cornerstone of management and results …

There are few reports of hemoptysis caused by ruptured lung abscess, which is a serious medical condition. We report here a case of ruptured lung abscess with hemoptysis and empyema, which healed with surgical treatment after exploratory …

Pleural infections are highly incident medical conditions, which frequently complicate both community- and healthcare-associated pneumonia [ 1 – 3 ].

Pleural effusion (PE) is a manifestation of a variety of aetiologies, including diseases local to the pleura; underlying lung organ dysfunction, or systemic conditions; and drug use. It accounts for more than 125,000 hospital admissions per year …

In thoracic surgery, in order to facilitate the operation, placement of a double-lumen endotracheal tube is needed to ensure the isolation of lungs. During the process, the occurrence of tracheobronchial injuries (TBI) is quite difficult to treat …

Chondroblastoma was first described as a “giant cell tumor with calcifications” by Kolodny in 1927, Ewing described it as a “calcifying giant cell tumor” in 1928, and Codman described it as an “epiphyseal chondromatous giant cell tumor” in 1931 [ 1 …]. Chondroblastoma is a benign locally but aggressive bone tumor that accounts for < 1% of primary bony tumors [

Congenital esophageal atresia is one of the most common congenital malformations in newborns, with morbidities of 1:2500 to 4500, and type III esophageal atresia is the most common type, with an incidence of approximately 85% [ 1 – 4 ]. In 1941 …

Revision surgery for the complications after repair of esophageal atresia is often complex because of previous surgeries and chest infections and thus requires surgical expertise. This study describes surgical experiences with the use of …

Thoracoscopy was first used in 1865 by Francis Richard Cruise, a physician from Ireland [ 1 ] and in 1866 Dr. Samuel Gordon reported its use to examine the pleural space in a girl with empyema [ 2 ]. In 1998, for the first time, semirigid …