Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) combined with auxiliary mini-incision for the treatment of 54 patients with thoracic injury.
- VernacularTitle:54例胸外伤辅助小切口电视胸腔镜手术报告
- Author:
Hongbin QIN
;
Jingfa LIU
;
Bin WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mini-incision Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery Thoracic injury
- From:Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the possibility of expending indications of VATS though auxiliary mini-incision. Methods 54 patients with thoracic injury underwent pulmonary lobectomy or pulmonary wedge resection or pulmonary rupture repair or diaphragm rupture repair using VATS combined with auxiliary mini-incition. Results All of 54 patients were cured. with primary wound healing .Hospital stay was 8d~10d with a mean of 10d.. No complication occurred. Conclusions VATS combined with auxiliary mini-incision could provide a possibility of simultaneous diagnosis and treatment and obtains as the same therapeutic result as conventional open surgery and expends indication of VATS.
