title: One-port (uniportal) video-assisted thoracic surgical resections--a clear advance.
abstract: One-port (uniportal) video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) consists of approaching an intrathoracic target lesion through a sagittal, craniocaudal plane through 1 single-port incision. The use of articulating instruments inserted parallel to the videothoracoscope enables the surgeon to mimic inside the chest the maneuvers that are usually performed during open surgery. Through this VATS approach, several thoracic conditions can be addressed, including lung cancer in selected patients. Unlike conventional, 3-port VATS, the uniportal VATS technique enables the surgeon to bring the operative fulcrum inside the chest when the target lunge lesion is approached through a sagittal plan, thanks to articulating instruments. Uniportal wedge VATS resections of peripheral nodules can help in solving diagnostic dilemmas, be of therapeutic benefit, and provide tissue for biomolecular studies.
authors: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Pascale Foundation, Naples, Italy. Gaetano.Rocco@btopenworld.com
authors: Gaetano
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authors: Rocco
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome