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Troubleshooting Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2005Surgeons converting their open lobectomy skills to video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) techniques have sought traditional technical courses, publications, and physician mentoring. While these are useful in teaching basic principles, it is more difficult to promulgate the numerous advanced techniques or technical "tricks" that deal with anatomical ...
Todd L, Demmy +4 more
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2012Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is currently accepted as an appropriate procedure for selected patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Evidence has demonstrated that VATS lobectomy is not only a safe and feasible technique, it provides better functional recovery and oncological efficacy similar to that achieved ...
Sanghoon, Jheon +2 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Pleural Empyema
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2006After we gained considerable experience with video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and became familiar with its advantages, we started to use it for the treatment of thoracic empyema.We treated 130 patients with pleural empyema in whom chest tube drainage and antibiotic therapy had failed to produce a satisfactory result. Six months after surgery they
Peter N, Wurnig +3 more
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Video‐assisted thoracic surgery for spontaneous haemopneumothorax
Respirology, 2007Background and objective: The aim of this study was to review the treatment options for spontaneous haemopneumothorax (SHP) by video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).Methods: Records from 16 patients (14 male, age 16–38 years, mean age 26.1 years) with prominent SHP (blood loss over 400 cc in the first 24 h) undergoing VATS from July 1994 to ...
Shi-Ping, Luh, Thomas Chang-Yao, Tsao
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary sequestration
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 2015Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare developmental abnormality. Most cases are asymptomatic and found incidentally. The definitive treatment for bronchopulmonary sequestration is surgical excision. An 18-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with longstanding cough, fever, and dense sputum.
Koray, Aydoğdu +4 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
2001Minimal access surgery of the thorax has enjoyed periodic enthusiasm during the twentieth century. As little as 100 years ago, open surgery of the chest was considered unsafe at the very least. With the development of the controlled artificial pneumothorax, however, the door opened for thoracoscopy to develop.1 Jacobaeus used a cystoscope to view the ...
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Study Group
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1993Both patients and the medical profession are quick to embrace new technology, particularly when it may replace an existing surgical procedure. Unfortunately, the rapidity of acceptance is rarely associated with careful evaluation. Laparoscopy is a recent example of such widely embraced technology.
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