title: Thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.
abstract: Thoracoscopic surgery has raised awareness in minimizing invasiveness in respiratory surgery. In the case of lung cancer, technical difficulties associated with standard curative surgery may not allow the use of a total thoracoscopic procedure. Although thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery is minimally invasive and safe, it demands a high level of skill and care. Surgery is often performed using a small incision and direct vision, with the thoracoscope serving as a light source. However, thoracoscopic surgery is expected to progress further in the near future. In addition, a new surgical system that comprehends both open and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) may gain popularity.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Chest, Breast and Endocrinology Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morikawa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends