BACKGROUND Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) anatomic lung resections are gradually becoming the standard surgical approach in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The technique is being applied in cases of larger tumors depending on the experience of the surgical team. The objective of this study was to compare early surgical and survival outcomes in patients undergoing an...

At present, there is increasing interest in surgical procedures using a robot-assisted device. The aim of this study was to investigate whether robot-assisted video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was more effective than conventional VATS. A total of 64 VATS lobectomies in Papworth Hospital (Cambridge, UK) were included in the study. In 34 cases the lobectomies were performed using conven...

BACKGROUND The size of congenital pulmonary malformation (CPM) in infants might interfere with the feasibility of thoracoscopic resection. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the size of CPM on the applicability of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in infants. METHODS Twenty-two infants were operated on for CPM from November 2000 to June 2009. The intra- and postoperative...

INTRODUCTION Surgical management of pulmonary aspergilloma in symptomatic patients offers a significant chance of cure. Video-assisted thoracic surgery is a valid alternative for properly selected cases. We herein report our experience with thoracoscopic management of pulmonary aspergilloma. PATIENT AND METHODS This retrospective analysis was performed on 41 patients operated between 2012 to ...

OBJECTIVE Thoracoscopic (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)) lobectomy is a safe and effective method for treating early-stage lung cancer. Despite this, it is still not widely practised, which could be due to a shallow learning curve. We have evaluated the surgical outcome in a training programme at an institution with an established VATS lobectomy programme. We present the surgical d...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for benign intrathoracic lesions has been widely accepted since the beginning of the 1990s. At present, bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax, resection of benign tumors or inflammatory lesions, and excisional biopsy of lung nodules or pleura are commonly performed by VATS. The major advantage of VATS is that it is less invasive than open procedures. Bes...

BACKGROUND We compared video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SABR) to explore clinical outcomes in the treatment of patients with early stage NSCLC. METHODS Major medical databases were systematically searched to identify studies on VATS and SBRT published between January 2010 and October 2015. English publications of stage I and II NSC...

Endobronchial tumours requiring sleeve resection have been usually considered a contraindication for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). However, with new technical advances and the experience gained in VATS, sleeve lobectomy has been performed by thoracoscopy in experienced VATS centres. Right-sided sleeve anastomoses are easier to perform by VATS than left-sided ones because of the p...