title: [Preliminary application study of Ligasure in video-assisted thoracic pulmonary surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the application and techniques of Ligasure in video-assisted thoracic pulmonary surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Use Ligasure to dissect lung parenchyma, small pulmonary vessel and stop bleeding in 15 cases spontaneous pneumothorax and 20 cases peripheral single lung node who undertaken video-assisted thoracic surgery during October 2008 to June 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the procedures were successful, no severe complications, as active bleeding, continuous air leak occurred. A period of 9.3 months (2 - 18 months) follow-up of all patients shows no delayed bleeding or recurrence pneumothorax.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ligasure is safe, easy to use. It can optimize operation and reduce the operation time.
authors: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Division of Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors: Wei-min
authors: WM
authors: Dai
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Yang
authors: Xiang-yang
authors: XY
authors: Chu
authors: Yu-qi
authors: YQ
authors: Wang
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Wang