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Video assisted thoracic surgery
Irish Journal of Medical Science, 1993Using video thoracoscopic techniques in 30 patients over a twelve month period we have been able to perform 33 procedures that would have been previously performed by thoracotomy, with its associated morbidity. We have found the applications of this procedure to be diverse, being both diagnostic (n = 16) and therapeutic (n = 17).
J P, Hurley, J, McCarthy, A E, Wood
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Training with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2016[Abstract not Available]
Oncel, Murat +2 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
DeckerMed Surgery, 2016Since the early 1990s, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has revolutionized surgical care. The era of VATS is sufficiently mature that enough data have accrued to compare the efficacy of VATS with that of open procedures. In this regard, anatomic pulmonary resection by VATS has led to significant reductions in morbidity, mortality, and ...
Abby White, Scott J. Swanson
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Bronchiectasis
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2011Bronchiectasis is one of the common diseases diagnosed in the world. No major improvement for the treatment approaches and limited efficacy promote a big challenge for management of this disease. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) offers a new choice for the treatment of bronchiectasis.
Peng, Zhang +6 more
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Thoracoscopy and video-assisted thoracic surgery
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 1999Thoracoscopy is an old technique that has been recently revived with the development of video-endoscopic technology. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is now an established surgical approach with proven benefits in the management of pleural diseases.
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
2008Minimally invasive techniques have revolutionized the surgical approach to diseases of the lungs and esophagus. Nearly every major thoracic operation has been performed utilizing video-assisted techniques. Although preliminary outcomes data do appear encouraging for some of the more common procedures such as lobectomy, sympathectomy, and thoracic ...
Matthew J. Schuchert +2 more
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: the lesser invasive thoracic surgery
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 2014Objectives We evaluated whether single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery is feasible without compromising outcomes, and whether the technique could be reproduced by a trainee. Methods In a 6-month period, 37 operations were ...
Apostolos, Roubelakis +4 more
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Training in Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2017Interest in uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is rapidly growing worldwide because it represents the surgical approach to the lung with the least possible trauma. Specific training in this surgical approach is crucial due to its technical implications, to perform it safely while upholding the required therapeutic radicality.
Alberto, Sandri +4 more
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