title: VATS major pulmonary resection revisited--controversies, techniques, and results.
abstract: The application of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in major pulmonary resections has remained infrequent, despite earlier demonstration of its technical feasibility. The early postoperative benefits of this approach to patients are now well documented. The intermediate to long-term clinical results of VATS major resections for primary cancer are now available and appear extremely encouraging. There are few, detailed descriptions of this technique in the literature. This article reviews the current status of VATS major resection with emphasis on its controversies, techniques, and results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, China. yimap@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Anthony P C
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome