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Video-assisted thoracic surgery: a renaissance in surgical therapy
1Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, China. yimap@cuhk.edu.hk
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)
|May 26, 1999
Abstract:
Within a few years, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become the accepted or preferred approach over a wide range of thoracic procedures. The authors review the development of this technique, the basic operative strategies and the current surgical indications. Technical pitfalls and future developments are also discussed.