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01-07-2020 | NSCLC | Special Edition

Uniportal VATS for non-small cell lung cancer

Authors: Luciano Bulgarelli Maqueda, Alejandro García-Pérez, Anna Minasyan, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 7/2020

Abstract

The video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) technique has evolved from its multiport origins to even less invasive approaches grounded in its proven benefits over open surgery for the treatment of early stage lung cancer. In this evolution process, the Uniportal VATS (UniVATS) strategy emerged. This technique is giving some evidence of benefits when compared to the multiport VATS and has been embraced by the surgical community spreading its geographical and surgical boundaries. Moreover, UniVATS has proven its feasibility for numerous and more complex procedures for lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, which are reviewed in this document as well as its current and future development.

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Title: Uniportal VATS for non-small cell lung cancer
Authors: Luciano Bulgarelli Maqueda
Alejandro García-Pérez
Anna Minasyan
Diego Gonzalez-Rivas
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Keywords: NSCLC
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
NSCLC
Lung Cancer
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-019-01221-4

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