Objective To evaluate the indication and short-term outcomes of video assisted thoracic
surgery (VATS) for lung tumors. Methods Data of 306 consecutive patients undergoing VATS …

Objective To evaluate the short-term outcomes of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for
thoracic tumors. Methods The data of 1,790 consecutive patients were retrospectively …

Objective To evaluate the indication and safety of video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for
chest tumors. Methods Data of 144 consecutive patients receiving VATS between January …

Background Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been shown to be a safe
alternative to conventional thoracotomy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer …

Background Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been widely applied in the
treatment of lung cancer. However, few studies have focused on the clinical factors …

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is currently accepted as an appropriate
procedure for selected patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

BACKGROUND: Despite its feasibility and safety, use of video-assisted thoracic surgery
(VATS) lobectomy for malignancies has spread slowly during the past decade because no …

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the feasibility and the efficacy of Video-Assisted Thoracic
Surgery (VATS) lobectomy for treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and …

BACKGROUND: The technique, safety, and oncologic efficacy of video-assisted thoracic
surgery (VATS) lobectomy are controversial. Issues include operative time, lymph node …

Background Although video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has been
demonstrated to be safe and technically feasible, it is infrequently performed in most …