[Complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery].

T, Muramatsu; I, Ohmori; M, Shimamura; M, Hasegawa; M, Furuichi; Y, Maekawa; T, Nakamura; N, Negishi

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[Complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery].

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 Nov 2003 Japanese Journal:Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery, volume 56 (issn: 0021-5252,

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Authors: T, Muramatsu; I, Ohmori; M, Shimamura; M, Hasegawa; M, Furuichi; Y, Maekawa; T, Nakamura; +1 Authors

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[Complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery].

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Abstract

We introduced video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for chest disorders in our institution in March, 1992. At first, many of the subjects' disorders were non-malignant diseases such as spontaneous pneumothorax, but later we started to perform this procedure for lung cancer and mediastinum neoplasm, with improved result over thoracoscopic surgical procedures. Now most of the chest disorders at our institution are treated with VATS. However, many kinds of complications due to manual techniques and instrument troubles surfaced during this period. Therefore, in this article we would like to describe the complications that we have experienced in our institution using VATS and discuss how we have attempted to deal with these complications.

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Keywords

Lung Diseases, Lung Neoplasms, Postoperative Complications, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted, Humans, Pneumothorax, Equipment Failure, Lung Injury, Mediastinal Neoplasms

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