This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Patient recovery after surgery may seem like something discussed after a procedure in completed, however, at MedStar Washington ...

Patients needing thoracic surgery can benefit from a shorter hospital stay, less post-operative pain, smaller incisions, a lower chance of complications, and a decreased risk of mortality with robotic ...

Are surgeons giving patients unrealistic expectations about recovery after robotic lung surgery? That's what CU Department of Surgery faculty member Robert Meguid, M.D., MPH, and surgery resident Adam ...

Thoracic outlet decompression (TOD) can treat thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), where the nerves and blood vessels in your chest are compressed. The aim of TOD is to reduce pressure on the structures ...

A first rib resection is a surgery to remove your first rib. Thoracic surgeons offer this surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet syndrome is compression of the nerves or blood ...