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 ...

Before surgery, our team will perform tests that may include a chest CT scan, a PET-CT and pulmonary function studies. Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Krasna MJ, Mentzer SJ, Zellos L (eds). Adult Chest ...

Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the ...

(Barcelona, Spain September 8, 2025, 10:45 a.m. CEST / UTC +2) – Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall ...

Background: Postoperative infections, as related to risk factors, in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures have been studied infrequently. Conclusions: This ...

Montreal, July 11, 2016 - The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) is launching a major international clinical trial to test a minimally invasive and safer surgical approach for ...

Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for early-stage lung cancer had improved overall survival (OS) compared with patients who had open lobectomy, according to a ...

Correlation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation profile with computed tomography (CT) imaging features in lung adenocarcinomas. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2013 ASCO ...

Frequency of actionable genomic alterations in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma (LA) detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting I.

Robotic surgery for lung cancer involves using a camera that provides a detailed view of the inside of a person’s chest. The term “robotic” can be misleading, as it is not a robot that performs the ...