P1.08-038 VATS Sub-Lobar Anatomical Pulmonary Resections: Indications and Outcomes in Thoracic Oncological Practice

Transition from three-port vats pulmonary resections to uniportal vats pulmonary resections: a single center experience

Results 10 major pulmonary resections (9 lobectomies and 1 segmentectomy) and 28 wedge resections (7 pneumothorax, 16 lung cancers, 2 interstitial lung disease, 1 hamartoma, 1 tuberculoma, 1 fibrous tumor of pleura) were performed by a single surgeon. With wedge resections, mean postoperative hospital length of stay, chest tube duration, and operative duration were 3 days, 2.07 days, and 69 min...

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Major Pulmonary Resections

Video-Assisted Thoracic major pulmonary resections (VMPR) such as lobectomy, pneumonectomy and segmentectomy are rarely performed procedures, but steadily growing in popularity. Less than 4% of all lobectomies performed in the United Kingdom (UK)1 and less than 5% in the United States [1] and Europe [2] are performed this way. The surgeon’s knack, personal preference, and convictions about what...

Current indications and results of VATS in the evaluation and management of hemodynamically stable thoracic injuries.

OBJECTIVE Thoracic injuries are among the most severe forms of trauma and also a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) has recently provided an alternative method to simultaneously diagnose and manage patients sustaining chest injuries. We analyze our experience with VATS in the setting of thoracic trauma detailing indications for exploration, procedur...

indications for temporary keratoprosthesis, anatomical and visual outcomes

purpose : vitreoretinal surgery can be difficult or impossible in patients with corneal opacity. one solution for this problem is use of temporary keratoprosthesis (tkp). we report anatomical and visual outcomes of this combined surgery in our institution. methods : we retrospectively reviewed charts of patients in whom a tkp was used between 2006 and 2010 with follow-up of at least six months....

VATS segmentectomy for pulmonary metastasis.