VATS for Lobectomy Offers Lung Cancer Patients Reason to Hope
On Monday, Aug. 18, a state-of-the art surgery was performed at Community Medical Center (CMC) in Scranton.
Surgeons Dr. Russell Stahl and Dr. Brian Mott performed VATS - video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Their patient had a suspicious mass in his right lung. Drs. Stahl and Mott were to remove the mass for biopsy and - if cancer was found - to remove a lobe of the lung in hopes of a effecting a cure.
VATS for lobe removal is a new technique and Drs. Stahl and Mott are among the few surgeons in NEPA currently offering it. Dr. Mark R. Katlic also performs VATS lobectomies at Geisinger Wyoming Valley.
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