July 2023

PULMONARY

NEW APPROACH TO TREATING ESOPHAGEAL CANCER EASES RECOVERY

Featuring: Samuel Kim, MD

A significant breakthrough has emerged in the realm of surgical interventions for esophageal cancer, presenting physicians with a cutting-edge approach to treatment. This novel procedure draws parallels to open heart surgery but demands even greater endurance. Patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer typically endure extensive hospital stays and need to use feeding tubes for weeks. Such challenging circumstances have led some patients to decline conventional treatment — until the advent of robotic assistance changed the landscape.
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In this interview, Samuel Kim, MD, a thoracic surgeon, takes WGN9 into the operating room to share this new approach.

​This video was originally published on WGNTV  on July 18, 2023.
Samuel Kim, MD, Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Pulmonary and Critical Care.

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