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  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures
  • Surgical Oncology

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  • Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been available for two decades but faces slow adoption due to debated efficacy and varied techniques.
  • Past concerns included suboptimal outcomes and a lack of clear benefits compared to conventional open surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define accepted VATS resection techniques.
  • To review VATS outcomes, including morbidity and mortality, in comparison to open thoracotomy.
  • To discuss VATS in the context of evolving medical treatments and technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and definitions of VATS.
  • Comparison of short-term and long-term outcomes (survival, morbidity, mortality) between VATS and thoracotomy.
  • Analysis of recent technological improvements impacting VATS.

Main Results:

  • VATS has not demonstrated superior survival rates compared to thoracotomy based on level-one evidence.
  • A modest advantage for VATS has been observed in short-term outcomes.
  • Technological advancements have enhanced VATS efficacy, particularly for small lung lesions detected via CT screening.

Conclusions:

  • VATS represents an evolution, not a revolution, in thoracic surgery.
  • VATS offers advantages in specific scenarios like treating small lung lesions and facilitates surgical education.
  • VATS should be considered alongside other treatments like stereotactic radiotherapy and radiofrequency ablation.