What is the purpose of video-assisted thoracic surgery?
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a type of minimally invasive thoracic surgery that can remove parts of the diseased lung and lymph nodes. In video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), a small tube called a thoracoscope is inserted through a small cut (incision) between the ribs.
What is robotic assisted thoracic surgery?
Robotic thoracic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery used in thoracic procedures for some lung cancer cases. Also called robotic-assisted thoracic surgery, it can be used to remove diseased lung tissue and possibly surrounding lymph nodes.
What are the types of thoracic surgery?
Common Thoracic Procedures
- Minimally-invasive Surgery. At UCLA, we perform a very large portion of our operations using minimally invasive techniques.
- Esophagectomy.
- Hiatal or Paraesophageal Hernia.
- Wedge Resection.
- Lobectomy.
- Pneumonectomy.
- Thymectomy.
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What are the indications for VATS?
Indications
- Stapled lung biopsy.
- Lobectomy or pneumonectomy.
- Resection of peripheral pulmonary nodule.
- Evaluation of mediastinal tumors or adenopathy.
- Pleural biopsy.
- Bullectomy.
- Treatment of recurrent pneumothorax.
- Management of loculated empyema.
How long does it take to recover from robotic lung surgery?
Robotic-assisted surgery for lung cancer requires a person to stay in the hospital for a few days. Following discharge, most people recover at home within 2–3 weeks.
What is robotic surgery most used for?
Robotic surgery, or robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to perform many types of complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control than is possible with conventional techniques. Robotic surgery is usually associated with minimally invasive surgery — procedures performed through tiny incisions.
What does thoracic mean?
Definition of thoracic : of, relating to, located within, or involving the thorax.