Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

Dr. Christopher Ellington, a thoracic surgeon at Ascension Sacred Heart, is the only doctor in the Pensacola area performing ...

A New York hospital says it has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant. The procedure is aimed at speeding up the healing process and shortening hospital stays. It builds on other ...

Lung cancer battle robotic bronchoscopy improves early diagnosis and treatment access through community lung nodule programs, reducing mortality.

The procedure is called bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. It involves inserting small valves into the air tubes of the lung to deflate that portion of the lung and allow the chest to properly ...

MEDICAL CENTER ARE COMBINING AI ROBOTICS TO HELP DETECT LUNG CANCER. EARLIER AND POTENTIALLY SAVE MORE LIVES. OUR ANGELA ROZIER HAS MORE ON THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPACT IT’S ALREADY HAVING ON ONE ...