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Ward Houck
Researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Publications - 6
Citations - 1289
Ward Houck is an academic researcher from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: VATS lobectomy & Lung. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 1218 citations.
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: experience with 1,100 cases.
TL;DR: V VATS lobectomy with anatomic dissection can be performed with low morbidity and mortality rates, and the risk of intraoperative bleeding or recurrence in an incision seems minimal.
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A multicenter trial of an intrabronchial valve for treatment of severe emphysema.
Douglas E. Wood,Robert McKenna,Roger D. Yusen,Daniel H. Sterman,David Ost,Steven C. Springmeyer,H. Xavier Gonzalez,Michael S. Mulligan,Thomas R. Gildea,Ward Houck,Michael Machuzak,Atul C. Mehta +11 more
TL;DR: The Intrabronchial Valve as discussed by the authors is used to block bronchial airflow in the most emphysematous areas of lung, and it can provide palliation with less risk than lung volume reduction surgery.
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Frozen section diagnoses of small pulmonary nodules: accuracy and clinical implications.
TL;DR: Intraoperative consultation with frozen section is a sensitive and specific procedure for the diagnosis of malignancy from small pulmonary nodules.
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VATS anatomic pulmonary resection in octogenarians.
TL;DR: The results of this series show that age alone is not a contraindication to the surgical treatment of lung cancer.
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Swyer-James (MacLeod) Syndrome With Placental Transmogrification of the Lung A Case Report and Review of the Literature
TL;DR: The pathology of Swyer-James (MacLeod) syndrome is reviewed and the possible pathogenesis of villous-like changes in the lung tissues is reviewed.