CONTENTS Introduction and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Indications for thoracoscopy... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 Equipment for thoracoscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become an alternative treatment tool for a variety of spinal conditions in the last two decades. This endoscopic or "keyhole" approach minimizes the chest wall morbidity related to the traditional thoracotomy. The current indications for VATS are the same as in any open anterior spinal surgery. This article reviews the outcomes of VATS treatments ...

A 26-year-old man suffered from hyperhidrosis palmaris since childhood. He had received bilateral transaxillary thoracoscopic T3 sympathectomy immediately after the operation weakness in right biceps, brachialradialis, deltoid, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus muscles and parathesia in right C5-6 dermatomes were noted. Serial neurological studies indicated a right brachial plexopathy. We placed...

Total thymectomy combined with medical therapy is currently the most effective therapeutic strategy for patients with myasthenia gravis. The standard approach for total thymectomy is that of a median sternotomy. Other approaches include the cervical approach and partial sternotomy. We report a patient who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy at our institution. There was no postope...

The volume and complexity of thoracic procedures performed with a thoracoscopic approach are steadily increasing. Surgical exposure is paramount for thoracoscopic procedures and requires meticulous lung isolation. In this review, the physiological adaptive mechanisms that occur during one-lung ventilation (OLV) are discussed. Factors that predict the occurrence of hypoxemia during OLV and a str...

Introduction: Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a persistent pancreatic inflammatory disease. In chronic pancreatitis, recurrent episodes of inflammation lead to the replacement of pancreatic parenchyma with fibrotic connective tissue. Chronic pancreatitis pain, which may initially mimic acute pancreatitis, is severe, frequent, and continual and has a major impact on the quality of life and so...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is preferred over conventional methods, such as pleural biopsy, in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pleural effusion. Considering that Imam Khomeini Hospital is facing a large volume of patients with pleural effusion of unknown origin referred from other centers, the present study was conducted to investigate the role of...

Abstract Background Variation of the vertebral artery bifurcation is rare. This branching abnormality can cause unexpected damage and bleeding during thoracoscopic esophagectomy. There are few reports abnormal associated with neurosurgery but none related to We report case together results evaluation length in 50 patients esophageal cancer our hospital. Case presentation Thoracoscopic esophagec...

A 36-year-old man was admitted to our institute due to the diagnosis of esophageal submucosal tumor detected by a periodical upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination without any complaint. Thoracoscopic enucleation of the lesion with the preoperative clinical diagnosis of esophageal leiomyoma was performed under general anesthesia in the prone position. After immunohistochemical examinatio...