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Are There Contraindications for Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery?
1Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
Allowing oneself to indulge in illusory superiority when it comes to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) can harm patients and the specialty. It is important for every VATS surgeon to remain vigilant. One must be clear about the absolute and relative contraindications for VATS: those conditions that should deter from even attempting a uniportal approach. Once the operation is started, one must also bear in mind those situations that should prompt one to convert. Only by first safeguarding patients in this way can the aspiring uniportal VATS surgeon go on to safely master the approach and explore its benefits.
