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Author Spotlight: A Non-Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Multimodal Analgesia and Sevoflurane Inhalation Anesthesia
Published on: May 26, 2023
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pediatric cases
Takahiro Negi1, Hiromitsu Nagano1, Daisuke Tochii1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, 1, Gotanda, Harisaki, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan.
Abstract:
The potential advantages of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for children include better cosmetic outcomes and reduced risk of postoperative musculoskeletal deformities. The uniportal approach is expected to promote minimally invasive surgery and help reduce the incidence of postoperative musculoskeletal deformities. Uniportal VATS was performed safely in three children (mean age of 23.3 months) with congenital pulmonary airway malformation or extralobar pulmonary sequestration. Our findings suggest that minimally invasive lobectomy may be achieved through uniportal VATS in children.
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