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Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2016
Even though the development of thoracoscopic procedures has a history of over a hundred years, it is only in the last two decades that interest in minimally invasive thoracic surgery has been renewed by two key technological improvements. These are the development of endoscopic cameras offering a panoramic view and the availability of new endoscopic ...
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Unraveling the role of ectopic thymic tissue in patients undergoing thymectomy for myasthenia gravis [PDF]

, 2019
Extended thymectomy has been considered the goal of surgery for myasthenia gravis (MG) mainly due to the existence of ectopic thymic tissue. Recently, ectopic thymic tissue has attracted increasing attention in patients with MG following thymectomy ...
Bauer, Gero, Elsner, Aron, Englisch, Julianna, Ismail, Mahmoud, Li, Feng, Li, Zhongmin, Meisel, Andreas, Rückert, Jens-C., Swierzy, Marc, Tao, Ya   +9 more
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Low-cost multiport and uniport video-assisted thoracic surgery bullectomy

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2022
Introduction Egypt, like many other third world countries, faces a problem of rising health care cost, adding that a large number of patients are not covered by medical insurance so they have to fully pay for their health care, pneumothorax due to ...
Amr A Saleh, Akram Allam, Waheed Etman, Mounier Zeerban   +3 more
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management. [PDF]

, 2016
Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K, Ailawadi, Gorav, Barnhart, Glenn R, Farivar, R Saeid, Fayers, Trevor M, Goldman, Scott M, Grossi, Eugene A, Guy, T Sloane, Hargrove, W Clark, Hummel, Brian W, Khan, Junaid H, Lehr, Eric J, Lewis, Clifton TP, Malaisrie, S Chris, Mehall, John R, Moront, Michael G, Murphy, Douglas A, Rodriguez, Evelio, Ryan, William H, Salemi, Arash, Segurola, Romualdo J, Shemin, Richard J, Smith, J Michael, Smith, Robert L, Weldner, Paul W, Wolfe, J Alan   +25 more
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Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
Lobectomy is the standard treatment for early non-small cell lung cancer. Various surgical techniques for lobectomy have been developed, and minimally invasive thoracic surgery, such as video-assisted thoracic surgery or robot-assisted thoracic surgery ...
Jun Hee Lee, Jeong In Hong, Hyun Koo Kim
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Thoracic endoscopic surgery: advantages and limitations

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023
Background Thoracoscopic spine surgery is a form of minimally invasive spine surgery primarily used to treat thoracic spinal disk herniation and stenosis via endoscopic discectomy and decompression techniques, respectively.
Mohamed Ragab Nagy
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Lymphangiography to treat postoperative lymphatic leakage: a technical review. [PDF]

, 2014
In addition to imaging the lymphatics and detecting various types of lymphatic leakage, lymphangiography is a therapeutic option for patients with chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphatic fistula.
Kim, Soo Hwan, Ko, Heung Kyu, Lee, Edward Wolfgang, Park, Jihong, Shin, Ji Hoon, Sung, Kyu-Bo   +5 more
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: minimally invasive thoracic surgical treatment [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To report a case series of patients with descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) who were treated with minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Daud, Danilo Félix, Hasimoto, Fábio Nishida, Imaeda, Carlos Jogi, Leao, Luiz Eduardo Villaca, Melo, Cromwell Barbosa de Carvalho, Sarmento, Petrúcio Abrantes   +5 more
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Case Report: Uniportal robot-assisted thoracoscopic double-sleeve lobectomy after neoadjuvant immunotherapy

Frontiers in Surgery
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, has been proven to have an advantage over open thoracotomy with less pain, fewer postoperative complications, faster discharge ...
Ziyao Fang, Ziyao Fang, Chang Li, Chang Li, Mugurel L. Bosinceanu, Cheng Ding, Cheng Ding, Jun Zhao, Jun Zhao, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas   +10 more
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Early and late outcomes of video thoracoscopic versus open approach for bronchiectasis lung resections [PDF]

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Objectives: To evaluate the early and late results of surgical treatment of patients with bronchiectasis, comparing the Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) vs. the open thoracotomy (OT).
ANTERO GOMES NETO, LUCAS CASTRO DE OLIVEIRA, FLÁVIO MENDES ALVES, LEONARDO FREIRE ALVES NOGUEIRA, VANESSA FERNANDES OLIVEIRA, ISRAEL LOPES MEDEIROS, ALESSANDRO WASUM MARIANI   +6 more
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