‌Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pleurodesis is done in an operating room. It may take several hours. You will be given general anesthesia , medicine that will put you to sleep so you don ...

Despite the absence of pain signals, post-operative opioids control tachycardia and hypertension, highlighting the unique challenges in pain-insensitive individuals.

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Researchers have found in a new study that the Lavage-Drainage method increased drainage efficiency, lowered inflammation, ...

Robotic-assisted surgery for lung cancer is a type of video-assisted thoracic surgery, or VATS. It offers the same benefits as minimally invasive VATS. With robotic-assisted surgery, your surgeon uses ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally. The detection rate of nodules has significantly ...

Unlike open surgery, VATS doesn’t involve a big cut. So, you’re likely to heal faster and have less pain. Robotic surgery. Your surgeon sits at a console next to you and controls robotic arms.

Early postoperative levels of IL-6 and CRP are independently associated with infection risk after pulmonary cancer surgery.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive procedure that doctors use to diagnose and treat chest conditions. During a VATS procedure, a surgeon inserts a thin tube with a ...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy is a pulmonary lobectomy procedure that is performed by a minimally invasive technique. A VATS lobectomy, or thoracoscopic lobectomy, procedure is performed ...

Endoscopic surgery (endoscopy) is similar to laparoscopic or thoracoscopic surgery, because very tiny surgical tools and scopes are used. However, the difference is that the scope goes in through one ...