The development of thoracoscopy has more than one hundred years of history since
Jacobaeus described the first procedure in 1910. He used the thoracoscope to lyse …

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has a history of more than 15 years 1 and,
more recently, has become an increasingly popular approach to major pulmonary …

Background Our objective is to report our incidence, results, and technique for the control of
major vascular injuries during minimally invasive robotic thoracic surgery. Methods This is a …

In the history of thoracic surgery, the advent of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) had
on effect equivalent to that provoked by a true revolution. VATS successfully allowed minor …

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (UniVATS) has been widely adopted in
China, where several ultra-high volume thoracic surgical and training centers are located …

Double sleeve, bronchial and vascular reconstructions are challenging procedures
indicated for centrally located tumours to avoid pneumonectomy. Traditionally, these …

Background Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is considered a
technically demanding procedure. The learning curve, which directly influences the adoption …

Intraoperative bleeding is the most crucial safety concern of video-assisted thoracic surgery
(VATS) for a major pulmonary resection. Despite the advances in surgical techniques and …

In this golden age of rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), researchers and
surgeons realized that AI could contribute to healthcare in all aspects, especially in surgery …

In the era of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), uniportal and single incision
thoracoscopic surgeries are gaining popularity. The spectrum of uniportal VATS indications …