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Non-Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Published on: May 26, 2023
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery course in Mexico-first experience
Erick Céspedes-Meneses1, José Manuel Echavarri-Arana2, Alejandro Tort-Martínez3
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital "October the 1st", Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), Mexico City, Mexico.
Abstract:
"The First Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Uniportal Course" in Mexico was held from July 13th to 15th in Mexico City, at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER). Thoracic surgeons from around Mexico assisted the course. The special guests were the Spanish doctor Diego González-Rivas and the Brasilian doctor Joao Carlos das Neves-Pereira. The course included live surgery and wet lab. Demonstration of the uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) technique was done. The course was a success and Mexican thoracic surgeons were ready to adopt this technique.
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