Stapled video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy preserves as much lung volume as nonstapled video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy

Single incision video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomic segmentectomy.

[Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy Using Infrared Thoracoscopy with Indocyanine Green].

The maintenance of a good surgical view is mandatory in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). For routine segmentectomy, it is necessary to re-inflate the lung in order to identify the intersegmental borders. However, such re-inflation can occasionally obstruct the surgical view and can lead to prolongation of operation time, particularly in the context of VATS. Infrared thoracoscopy( IR...

Feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy for selected peripheral lung carcinomas.

OBJECTIVE Segmentectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is believed to increase the rates of recurrence and postoperative air leak. We sought to present our clinical data and outcome of VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) segmentectomies with systematic node dissection for selected NSCLC patients. METHODS Inclusion criteria were clinical T1N0M0 peripheral NSCLC measuring <or=2 ...

Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Video assisted thoracoscopy is now a well established technique in the armamentarium of the thoracic surgeon. Jacobaeus is credited with the technique of thoracoscopy and the first clinical application dates from 1913. He performed adhesiolysis to enhance pneumothorax therapy of tuberculosis via a cystoscope introduced into the pleural cavity. Before the 1990s thoracoscopic surgery was restrict...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is finding an ever-increasing role in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of thoracic disorders that previously required sternotomy or open thoracotomy. The potential advantages of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery include less postoperative pain, fewer operative complications, shortened hospital stay and reduced costs. The following review examin...