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Thoracoscopy in pleural effusion –two techniques: awake single-access video-assisted thoracic surgery versus 2-ports video-assisted thoracic surgery under general anesthesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Awake single access video-assisted thoracic surgery with local anesthesia improves procedure tolerance, reduces postoperative stay and costs. MATERIALS & METHODS: Local anesthesia was made with lidocaine and ropivacaine.
Anzalone, A.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of non-intubated and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for perioperative complications—a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Anesthesiology
Background Non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (NIVATS) avoids lung injury and intubation-related complications from mechanical ventilation, but the intraoperative safety and postoperative recovery quality of NIVATS remain controversial ...
Diaofeng Zhang   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interstitial lung disease in Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Aim: To establish the prevalence, management and response to treatment of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Malta. Methodology: The personal files of 102 living and 26 deceased patients with ILD under the care of 4 respiratory physicians were reviewed ...
Fenech, Manwel   +2 more
core  

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Thymectomy Versus Sternotomy Thymectomy in Patients With Thymoma.

open access: yesAnnals of Thoracic Surgery, 2017
BACKGROUND This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and to compare the oncologic outcomes of VATS with those of sternotomy in patients with thymoma.
H. Agatsuma   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Videocirurgia na criança: estado da arte. Experiência com 1408 procedimentos no Instituto da Criança "Pedro de Alcântara"

open access: yesRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
A videocirurgia em Cirurgia Pediátrica encontra um imenso campo de aplicações ainda, infelizmente, pouco explorado. São poucos os serviços que utilizam rotineiramente essa via de acesso e são escassas as referências nacionais publicadas.
Manoel Carlos Prieto Velhote   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traumatic Asphyxia with Diaphragmatic Injury: A Case Report

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2015
Traumatic asphyxia, or Perthe’s syndrome, is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by cervicofacial cyanosis, petechiae, subconjunctival hemorrhage, neurological symptoms, and thoracic injury.
Hussein Lateef
doaj   +1 more source

Videothoracoscopic surgical approach for spontaneous pneumothorax: review of the pertinent literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Spontaneous pneumothorax is usually caused by the rupture of subpleural blebs/bullae in the underlying lung and is one of the most common elective applications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Sakurai Hiroyuki
core   +2 more sources

Establishment of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Program

open access: yesJournal of Chest Surgery, 2021
The establishment of minimally invasive surgery is a complex and difficult task. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) refers to a minimally invasive surgical technique that represents a less invasive approach to thoracic surgery using thoracoscopy. For
Jong Ho Cho
doaj   +1 more source

A standardized comparison of peri-operative complications after minimally invasive esophagectomy: Ivor Lewis versus McKeown. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: While our institutional approach to esophageal resection for cancer has traditionally favored a minimally invasive (MI) 3-hole, McKeown esophagectomy (MIE 3-hole) during the last five years several factors has determined a shift in our ...
Berger, Adam C.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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