Title: [Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary wedge resection].
Abstract: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) wedge resection of lung has largely become a practical surgical procedure because the development of instruments and surgical techniques. The safety and feasibility are more remarkable comparing with standard surgical procedure. From November, 1992 to March, 1994, twelve patients suffering from pulmonary mass were underwent VATS. VATS wedge resection in 10, VATS pulmonary mass biopsy in 2. No operative death and severe complications occurred in this group. We discussed the clinical classification, indication and the surgical technique in this paper.
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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