A 79-year old male with lung nodules on chest computed tomography underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic-surgical middle lobe wedge resection, with pathology proven adenosquamous carcinoma. Repeat video-assisted thoracoscopic-surgical-biopsy was performed for recurrent disease. Subsequent staging computed tomography revealed herniation of the gallbladder through the abdominal wall (Figs 1 and 2...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was introduced nearly 2 decades ago and has experienced an exponential increase for lung cancer treatment. A pneumonectomy can be performed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and the lung usually fits through the incision as usually used for VATS lobectomy. The most common approach for pneumonectomy is undertaken with 3 or 4 incisions, including ...

Amaç: Sedoanaljezi eşliğinde entübasyon olmadan video yardımlı torakoskopik cerrahi (VATS) son on yılda minimal invaziv prosedürler için giderek daha popüler bir teknik haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada ise, sedasyon veya torasik epidural anestezi kullanılamayan hastalarda sadece lokal ile uygulanan torakoskopi tekniğinin sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2009-2019 yılları arasında, gen...

Although fewer lymph nodes are dissected with video-assisted thoracic surgery than with open lobectomy, thoracoscopic lobectomy is increasingly becoming the preferred surgical approach for early-stage lung cancers. The endoscopic surgical spacer SECUREA™ is a medical device that has been effectively employed in laparoscopic surgery, but no study has evaluated its efficacy in thoracoscopic surge...

Video-assisted thoracic 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 thoracic surgery include less postoperative pain, fewer operative complications, shortened hospital stay and reduced costs. The following review examines the sur...

Thoracoscopic surgery has raised awareness in minimizing invasiveness in respiratory surgery. In the case of lung cancer, technical difficulties associated with standard curative surgery may not allow the use of a total thoracoscopic procedure. Although thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery is minimally invasive and safe, it demands a high level of skill and care. Surgery is often performed using a...

Nodular and reticular opacities were detected in both lower lung fields of a 75-year-old man in 2000. Bronchoscopy revealed pulmonary sarcoidosis. In 2002, nodular and reticular opacities were shown in the right upper lobe, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed. The histological findings revealed usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)-like lesions, whereas non-caseous granulomas we...

OBJECTIVES There are many recent and minimally invasive surgical innovations, yet there has been little evaluation of the limitations of such techniques, particularly those related to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The aims of this study were to determine the usefulness and limitations of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using one-port access and needle scope and to evaluate the feas...

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 ...