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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:1424
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Extending video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for trauma: The uniportal approach

Rajwinder S. Jutley, BMedSci, MRCS, DM, Graham Cooper, MD, FRCS (C/Th), Gaetano Rocco, MD, FRCS(Ed), FECTS

The Price-Thomas Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road S5 7AU, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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To the Editor:

Burack and colleagues 1 Go recently demonstrated the versatility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in managing complex trauma. Like the authors, we believe that VATS has revolutionized trauma management. In addition to smaller incisions, proponents of VATS now advocate the use of fewer incisions. Did the authors initially evaluate the thoracic cavity using a single port (uniportal approach)? This would have allowed direct visualization of the knife blade, especially during withdrawal, and allowed the lung resection to be undertaken. 2 Go

We (GR) have been using uniportal VATS successfully . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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