INTRODUCTION Cost analysis studies performed in western countries report that the overall cost of lobectomies performed via video-assisted thoracic surgery is similar to or less than those performed via thoracotomy. The situation may be different in a developing country. AIM We evaluated the cost differences of these two surgical methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the...

An azygos vein aneurysm is a very rare cause of a posterior mediastinal mass. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, no treatment is usually required. However, the aneurysm can thrombose, and this may lead pulmonary thromboembolism, or the aneurysm may rupture. In these instances, the excision of the mass is recommended. Video-assisted thoracic surgery techniques have considerably improved. If ...

OBJECTIVES To determine if video assisted thoracic surgery is associated with better clinical outcomes than thoracotomy for three common procedures: surgery for pneumothorax, minor resections, and lobectomy. DESIGN Systematic review of randomised clinical trials. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, Cochrane database of systematic reviews, Cochrane controlled trials register. Reference lists of re...

AMA Zeng L, He T, Hu J. Minimally invasive thoracic surgery: robot-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques/Wideochirurgia i inne techniki małoinwazyjne. 2023. doi:10.5114/wiitm.2023.128714. APA Zeng, L., He, T., & Hu, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.128714 Chicago Liping, Tianyu Jian Hu. "Minimally surgery". Harvard MLA Lip...

OBJECTIVE Chronic pain is a common complication after thoracic surgery. The most important factor appears to be intercostal nerve damage. The purpose of this prospective study was to objectively evaluate intercostal nerve damage associated with post-thoracotomy pain after three surgical procedures using current perception threshold testing. METHODS The 32 patients were classified into three g...

Objectives: Chronic pain is a common complication after thoracic surgery. The most important factor appears to be intercostal nerve damage. The purpose of this prospective study was to objectively evaluate intercostal nerve damage associated with post-thoracotomy pain after three surgical procedures using current perception threshold testing. Methods: The 32 patients were classified into three ...