Surgical Procedures, Thoracoscopic

Known as: Thoracoscopic Surgeries, Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures, Surgeries, Thoracoscopic 
A minimally invasive thoracic surgical procedure that makes use of a thoracoscope.
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2017
Review
2017
European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis.
Bronchiectasis in adults is a chronic disorder associated with poor quality of life and frequent exacerbations in many patients… (More)
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2016
Highly Cited
2016
Postoperative pain and quality of life after lobectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or anterolateral thoracotomy for early stage lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial.
BACKGROUND Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is used increasingly as an alternative to thoracotomy for lobectomy in the… (More)
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2011
Highly Cited
2011
Nonintubated thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic lobectomy without endotracheal intubation. SUMMARY BACKGROUND… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Comparison of urokinase and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for treatment of childhood empyema.
BACKGROUND Despite increasing incidence and morbidity, little evidence exists to inform the best management approach in childhood… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: evaluation of indications and long-term outcome compared with conservative treatment and open thoracotomy.
STUDY OBJECTIVES Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is effective for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. We sought to… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
First experience with robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagolymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer
Transthoracic esophagectomy with extended lymph node dissection is associated with higher morbidity rates than transhiatal… (More)
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1999
1999
Video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
Background: The Ivor-Lewis procedure is a radical, invasive, and effective procedure for the resection of most esophageal cancers… (More)
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
Thoracoscopic talc insufflation versus talc slurry for symptomatic malignant pleural effusion.
BACKGROUND Talc has been generally accepted to be the most effective sclerosant for chemical pleurodesis, although the optimal… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy for spontaneous pneumothorax.
In a prospective comparison, 60 patients suffering from complicated spontaneous pneumothorax were randomly allocated to receive… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Thoracoscopic esophagomyotomy. Initial experience with a new approach for the treatment of achalasia.
The authors treated 17 patients with achalasia by a thoracoscopic (15 patients) or laparoscopic (2 patients) Heller myotomy. All… (More)
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