Frontiers of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, an Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Devoted to Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery. This book addresses the following topics: VATS short term and long term outcomes; VATS/ robotic pulmonary resections; the hybrid (open/VATS) technique and centrally located NSCLC; complications of VATS lobectomy; and, cost-effectiveness analysis.

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This issue of the "Thoracic Surgery Clinics" is devoted to Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and will address the following topics: VATS short term and long term outcomes; VATS/ robotic pulmonary resections; the hybrid (open/VATS) technique and centrally located NSCLC; complications of VATS lobectomy; cost-effectiveness analysis; uniportal VATS for diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic conditions; awake operative VATS pulmonary resections; outpatient thoracic surgery; and, the future evolution of the thoracic surgical practice and other topics.