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Radiology Case Reports, 2023 Empyema is an infection of the pleural space that is classified into 3 stages. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is recommended as the first-line approach for stage II acute empyema. The purpose of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is also achieved
Satoshi Yoshikawa, MD +2 more
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Transesophageal pulmonary lobectomy with single transthoracic port assistance: study with survival assessment in a porcine model [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy is being performed in an increasing number of patients. The aims of the current study were to assess natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) as an alternative to transthoracic ...
Ferreira, Aníbal +4 more
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Modified marionette technique for uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Background The current state of thoracoscopic technology allows less invasive surgical procedures and requires fewer ports and incisions. Totally video-assisted thoracic surgery with a single port has emerged as the least invasive thoracoscopic approach.
Sumitaka Yamanaka, Kensuke Adachi
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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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Video-assisted thoracic bronchial sleeve lobectomy with bronchoplasty for treatment of lung cancer confined to a single lung lobe: a case series of Chinese patients [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: The outcomes of video-assisted thoracic bronchial sleeve lobectomy (VABSL), a minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy, are mostly unknown in Chinese patients.
Daping Yu +6 more
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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2023 Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumours of oesophageal smooth muscle origin. In this era of constantly evolving medical technology, video-assisted, robot-assisted and endoscopic approaches are the minimally invasive strategies for the excision of ...
Shiv Rajan +5 more
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Video-thoracoscopic pericardial drainage in the treatment of pericardial effusions [PDF]
, 2009 OBJECTIVES: To assess efficacy and safety of videothoracoscopic pericardial drainage in the treatment and diagnostic of pericardial effusion through 26 cases review.
Branco, João Nelson Rodrigues +4 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Diagnosing Lymphomas
Клиническая онкогематология, 2016 This article continues a series of papers dwelling on endo-surgery techniques in diagnosing lymphomas. It describes the history of the thoracoscopic surgery and its potential and current use when malignant lymphoproliferative diseases with involvement of
Igor’ Gennad’evich Komarov +3 more
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Treatment of stiff thoracic scoliosis by thoracoscopic anterior release combined with posterior instrumentation and fusion [PDF]
, 2007 Background. Thoracoscopic anterior release has been shown that it can effectively improve spinal flexibility in animal and human cadaveric studies, and has been advocated for use in patients with scoliosis.
Cheng, QH +5 more
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Trials, 2021 Background Thoracic epidural analgesia is considered the gold standard for pain relief in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. This neuraxial technique blocks pain sensation by injecting a local anesthetic agent in the epidural space near the spinal ...
R. J. C. van den Broek +6 more
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