title: Video-assisted thoracic surgery: a renaissance in surgical therapy.
abstract: Within a few years, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become the accepted or preferred approach over a wide range of thoracic procedures. The authors review the development of this technique, the basic operative strategies and the current surgical indications. Technical pitfalls and future developments are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, China. yimap@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Izzat
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D018715:Microscopy, Video / Q000379:methods*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013153:Splanchnic Nerves / Q000601:surgery; D013562:Sympathectomy; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods