Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic conditions

Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Aug;18(3):305-10, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.04.005.

Abstract

The effort to reduce the invasiveness of thoracic surgery is increasing in this specialty. In this context, preliminary evidence has shown that uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery represents a valuable option to perform different diagnostic and curative procedures. This article addresses the topic of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery as the least invasive such approach that may be used to diagnose and treat several intrathoracic conditions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Thoracic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Thoracic Diseases / surgery*
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / instrumentation*