title: Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic conditions.
abstract: The effort to reduce the invasiveness of thoracic surgery is increasing in this specialty. In this context, preliminary evidence has shown that uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery represents a valuable option to perform different diagnostic and curative procedures. This article addresses the topic of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery as the least invasive such approach that may be used to diagnose and treat several intrathoracic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Umberto I Regional Hospital, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy. michelesalati@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salati
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brunelli
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocco
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*