RT Book, Section
A1 Hunter, John G.
A1 Spight, Donn H.
A1 Sandone, Corinne
A1 Fairman, Jennifer E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1162529499
T1 Principles of Thoracic Access
T2 Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449052
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162529499
RD 2024/04/18
AB Video-assisted  thoracic  surgery  (VATS)  is  a  general  term  used  to  describe  operations  on  the  thorax  accomplished  with  the  use  of  a  video  camera,  monitor,  and  long  instruments.  This  approach  using  only  a  thoracoscope  was  originally  described  in  1910,  but  had  limited  application  due  to  poor  visibility.  With  the  advent  of  high  resolution  cameras  and  monitors  it  has  been  increasingly  applied  over  the  last  10  to  20  years  to  operations  traditionally  performed  through  a  thoracotomy.  VATS  is  now  commonly  used  to  treat  diseases  of  the  lung,  pleura  and  mediastinum.