Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
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video-assisted-thoracoscopic-surgery-291-18636472
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of minimally invasive thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera mounted to a fiberoptic thoracoscope, with or without angulated visualization, which allows the surgeon to see inside the chest by viewing the video images relayed onto a television screen, and perform procedures using elongated surgical instruments. The camera and instruments are inserted into the patient's chest cavity through small incisions in the chest wall, usua
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video-assisted_thoracoscopic_surgery
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2023-08-13T09:04:59Z
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