title: [Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for chest disease].
abstract: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was applied in a total of 20 patients, since Dec. 1992. There were 16 man and 4 woman whose ages ranged from 20 to 65 years. Three patient had a wedge resection for lung tumors, one a lobectomy for tracheaectasy, eleven with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax were successfully treated, Pleural tumors (n = 1), pulmonary cyst (n = 1), Three biopsy of lung. The advantages of this for patients include cosmetic considerations, a shorter operation period, low pain, earlier postoperation mobilization.
authors.affiliation: Fuzhou General Hospital, Nanjing Military Unit.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014741:Video Recording