Robot-assisted thoracic surgery versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal lesions

Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS)

Video-assisted thoracic surgery complications

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a miniinvasive technique commonly applied worldwide. Indications for VATS are very broad and include the diagnosis of mediastinal, lung and pleural diseases, as well as large resection procedures such as pneumonectomy. The most frequent complication is prolonged postoperative air leak. The other significant complications are bleeding, infections, postop...

Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy

− 1 − *Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine Corresponding author: Kwhanmien Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, 50, Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea (Tel) 82-2-3410-3485 (Fax) 82-2-3410-6986 (E-mail) kmkim0070@skku...

Systematic mediastinal nodal dissection and video-assisted thoracic surgery.

We appreciate the comments by Nezic et al. [1] regarding our article [2]. Nezic et al. pointed out the pinholes of the everting mattress sutures on the flange as the potential sites of bleeding. However, a recent Gelatin-sealed woven Dacron graft was considered because the problem was rare. In addition, we injected fibrin glue around the proximal suture line after sewing the Valsalva sinus skir...

Systematic mediastinal nodal dissection and video - assisted thoracic surgery Mario

We appreciate the comments by Nezic et al. [1] regarding our article [2]. Nezic et al. pointed out the pinholes of the everting mattress sutures on the flange as the potential sites of bleeding. However, a recent Gelatin-sealed woven Dacron graft was considered because the problem was rare. In addition, we injected fibrin glue around the proximal suture line after sewing the Valsalva sinus skir...