The surgeon's ability to visualize the operating field and target, in conjunction with
appropriate instruments to execute the procedure, has been the cornerstone of our specialty …

Thoracoscopy was first introduced in the early 1900s by HC Jacobaeus, a European
physician who used a cystoscope to examine the thoracic cavity under local anaesthesia. 1 …

The magnetic anchoring guidance system (MAGS) is one of the most promising
technological innovations in minimally invasive surgery and consists in two magnetic …

It is now 20 years since thoracoscopic surgery first entered everyday hospital practice,
revolutionizing surgery and offering major benefits to patients. The intervening years have …

We read with interest the article by Yang et al.[1] on the use of a flexible video endoscope for
single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right upper lobectomy to improve space …

Thoracic surgery has undergone many changes. Lung resection was not performed to any
significant degree until less than 100 years ago. Initially, surgery for complications of …

Background Although three-dimensional (3D) thoracoscopic technology has been available
for some time, it is not widely utilized in most centers. Dimness, unsatisfied visualization and …

During the last two years video-assisted operative thoracoscopy has introduced new
impetus into thoracic surgery. Today it is vicwed as a sparing and safe alternative to …

The recent burst of interest in thoracoscopic surgery owes much to the development of
advanced video-optic equipment as well as to the design and manufacture of a host of …

Objective: Computer (robotic) enhancement has been used to facilitate simple thoracoscopic
procedures such as internal mammary artery (IMA) mobilization. This report describes the …