Open AccessMinimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery - Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery: Technique and Indications
Author(s) -
Veronica Manolache,
Natalia Motaş,
Mihnea Davidescu,
Corina Bluoss,
Ovidiu Rus,
Bogdan Tanase,
Elena Jianu,
Alin Burlacu,
Vlad Alexe,
Madalina Cioalca-Iliescu,
Gheorghiu Nicolae,
Felix Dobritoiu,
Codin Saon,
Cristian Paleru,
Mugur Bosinceanu,
Teodor Horvat,
Ioan Cordoş,
Diego Gonzalez-Rivas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chirurgia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.248
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1842-368X
pISSN - 1221-9118
DOI - 10.21614/chirurgia.2608
Subject(s) - cardiothoracic surgery , medicine , troubleshooting , surgery , general surgery , open surgery , computer science , operating system
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) is already practised worldwide, in almost every condition addressed by open thoracic surgery. As part of minimally invasive thoracic surgery (MITS), VATS offers to patients and to healthcare providers excellent results and great satisfactions. Learning and performing VATS use different pathways in trainees and in experienced surgeons. This article presents VATS in its essence: classification, indications, contraindications, instruments and tools, incisions and access, troubleshooting, learning curve and training. We wish that the information helps our colleagues, both trainees and experienced thoracic surgeons, to start and continue performing VATS as standard care in thoracic surgery.