Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lymph node dissection.
Lymphadenectomy is an important part of lung cancer surgery. At the moment, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) is the most common approach to remove these tumors, when it is technically possible. With our current experience in VATS in major resections we have obtained a radical videothoracoscopic mediastinal lymphadenectomy, and single-port provides us with the best anatomic instrumentation and a direct view.
Department of Thoracic Surgery Coruña's University Hospital, La Coruña, Spain.
María
M
Delgado Roel
Department of Thoracic Surgery Coruña's University Hospital, La Coruña, Spain.
Eva María
EM
Fieira Costa
Department of Thoracic Surgery Coruña's University Hospital, La Coruña, Spain.
Diego
D
González-Rivas
Department of Thoracic Surgery Coruña's University Hospital, La Coruña, Spain.
Lucía Méndez
LM
Fernández
Department of Thoracic Surgery Coruña's University Hospital, La Coruña, Spain.
Ricardo
R
Fernández Prado
Department of Thoracic Surgery Coruña's University Hospital, La Coruña, Spain.
Mercedes
M
de la Torre
Video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS); lung cancer; lymphadenectomy; uniportal