Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) - Mayo Clinic Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique used to diagnose and treat problems in the chest During a VATS procedure, a tiny camera and surgical tools are inserted into the chest through one or more small cuts in the chest wall
Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery | Johns Hopkins Medicine Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of surgery for diagnosing and treating many conditions affecting the chest area (thorax) It is done using a thin tube with a tiny video camera at the end (thoracoscope) It's a type of minimally invasive surgery
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery - Wikipedia Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of minimally invasive thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera mounted to a fiberoptic thoracoscope (either 5 mm or 10 mm caliber), with or without angulated visualization, which allows the surgeon to see inside the chest by viewing the video images relayed onto a television
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has emerged as a minimally invasive approach for various thoracic procedures, offering advantages such as reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospital stays, and quicker recovery times compared to traditional open thoracotomy
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery | UMass Memorial Health Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of surgery for diagnosing and treating many conditions affecting the chest area (thorax) It is done using a thin tube with a tiny video camera at the end (thoracoscope) It's a type of minimally invasive surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS): Before Your Surgery What is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery? VATS is a way to do surgery inside the chest With open surgery, the doctor makes one large cut in your chest But with VATS, the doctor makes several small cuts VATS also differs from open surgery because the doctor does not have to cut through the ribs or breastbone (sternum)
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