Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Minor Procedures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. The Evolution from Multiportal to Uniportal VATS
3.1. uVATS for the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
3.2. uVATS for Wedge Resections and Pulmonary Biopsies
3.3. uVATS for Pleural Biopsies and/or Pleurodesis
3.4. uVATS for the Treatment of Pleural Empyema
3.5. uVATS for the Creation of a Pericardial Window
3.6. uVATS for Thoracic Sympathectomy
3.7. uVATS for the Resection of Lesions Located in the Mediastinum
3.8. uVATS for Biopsy of Mediastinal Lesions and Lymph Nodes
3.9. uVATS for Chest Trauma
3.10. uVATS for the Treatment of Thoracic Tuberculous Spondylitis
3.11. uVATS for Esophageal Surgery
3.12. The Transition from uVATS to uRATS
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Agrafiotis, A.C.; Moraitis, S.D.; Sotiropoulos, G. Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Minor Procedures. J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14, 880. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14080880
Agrafiotis AC, Moraitis SD, Sotiropoulos G. Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Minor Procedures. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2024; 14(8):880. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14080880
Chicago/Turabian StyleAgrafiotis, Apostolos C., Sotirios D. Moraitis, and Georgios Sotiropoulos. 2024. "Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Minor Procedures" Journal of Personalized Medicine 14, no. 8: 880. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14080880