title: Modified uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
abstract: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for resectable lung cancer patients has been frequently used in the past decades. The potential beneficial advantages and safety of VATS has been shown in large patient series and meta-analyses. The strategy of limiting access to one incision in one intercostal space (uniportal VATS) has been adopted by some thoracic surgeons in recent years. We have described a modified uniportal VATS technique with its potential advantages. Modified uniportal VATS potentially offers better exposure, beneficial opportunities for education and improved comfort for the thoracic surgery team in clinical usage.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: H Volkan
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Stafford S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Balderson
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: D'Amico
keywords: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS); lung cancer; modified; uniportal