Modern impact of video assisted thoracic surgery.
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Shah, RD; D'Amico, TA
Published in: J Thorac Dis
October 2014
With advancement in technology, experience and training over the last two decades, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become widely accepted and utilized all over the world. VATS started as a diagnostic tool in the early 1990s, technique of VATS lobectomy evolved and became safer over the next 10-15 years and now it is being used for more advanced and hybrid operations. VATS has contributed to the development of minimally invasive surgical interventions for other thoracic disorders like mediastinal tumors and esophageal cancer as well. This article looks at the advantages of VATS, technique advancements and its applications in other thoracic operations and its influence on the present and future of thoracic surgery.
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J Thorac Dis
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ISSN
2072-1439
Publication Date
October 2014
Volume
6
Issue
Suppl 6
Start / End Page
S631 / S636
Location
China
Related Subject Headings
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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Shah, R. D., & D’Amico, T. A. (2014). Modern impact of video assisted thoracic surgery. J Thorac Dis, 6(Suppl 6), S631–S636. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.02
Shah, Rachit D., and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Modern impact of video assisted thoracic surgery.” J Thorac Dis 6, no. Suppl 6 (October 2014): S631–36. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.02.
Shah RD, D’Amico TA. Modern impact of video assisted thoracic surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 6):S631–6.
Shah, Rachit D., and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Modern impact of video assisted thoracic surgery.” J Thorac Dis, vol. 6, no. Suppl 6, Oct. 2014, pp. S631–36. Pubmed, doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.02.
Shah RD, D’Amico TA. Modern impact of video assisted thoracic surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 6):S631–S636.
Published In
J Thorac Dis
DOI
ISSN
2072-1439
Publication Date
October 2014
Volume
6
Issue
Suppl 6
Start / End Page
S631 / S636
Location
China
Related Subject Headings
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
- 1103 Clinical Sciences