Uniportal (Single Incision) VATS

Posted On 2017-09-13 16:47:28

This Focused issue on “Uniportal (Single Incision) VATS”, guest edited by Dr. Marcello Migliore, Dr. Alan Sihoe, and Dr. Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, aims to provide a leading international platform for wide range of thoracic and general surgeon, researchers, academicians and people from industry to discuss and present the most recent advances and developments in Uniportal (single port) or single incision VATS.

Preface
Uniportal, single incision VATS for the skeptics
Marcello Migliore

Made for each other
Alan D. L. Sihoe, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas

Perspective on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery, and the uni-surgeon: new words for the contemporary world
Marcello Migliore

Editorial on Thoracic Surgery
Proper use of history
Alan D. L. Sihoe

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
A glance at the history of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery
Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
For which thoracic operation is U-VATS superior?
Kyoji Hirai, Yutaka Enomoto, Jitsuo Usuda

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
A word of caution—when uniportal VATS should not be done
Florian Augustin, Thomas Schmid

Perspective on Thoracic Surgery
Perspective on uniportal thoracic surgery: where do we stand and what is the future
Marco Nardini, Rocco Bilancia, Joel Dunning

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
Anaesthesiology for uniportal VATS: double lumen, single lumen and tubeless
Ze-Rui Zhao, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Calvin S. H. Ng

Original Article on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) technique is associated with decreased narcotic usage over traditional VATS lobectomy
Scott Gregory Louis, William James Gibson, Chase Lynn King, Nirmal Kumar Veeramachaneni

Original Article on Thoracic Surgery
Subxiphoid uniportal VATS thymectomy
MarcinZieliński,Mariusz Rybak,Katarzyna Solarczyk-Bombik,Michal Wilkojc,Wojciech Czajkowski,Sylweriusz Kosinski,Edward Fryzlewicz,Tomasz Nabialek,Malgorzata Szolkowska,Juliusz Pankowski

Surgical Technique on Thoracic Surgery
Single incision extended video assisted transcervical thymectomy
Marcello Migliore, Alessandra Criscione, Marco Nardini, Francesco Patti, Francesco Borrata

Surgical Technique on Thoracic Surgery
Extended uniportal bilateral sympathectomy
Marcello Migliore, Manuela Palazzolo, Manuela Pennisi, Marco Nardini, Francesco Borrata

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in hemothorax
Stefano Sanna, Luca Bertolaccini, Jury Brandolini, Desideria Argnani, Marta Mengozzi, Alessandro Pardolesi, Piergiorgio Solli

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for pneumothorax and blebs/bullae
Luca Bertolaccini, Alessandro Pardolesi, Jury Brandolini, Piergiorgio Solli

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in esophageal diseases: an introduction
Toni Lerut

Surgical Technique on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for esophageal cancer
Hasan F. Batirel

Perspective on Thoracic Surgery
Advantages and disadvantages of single incision VATS in major anatomical resection for lung cancer
Semih Halezeroğlu

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery
Extended uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer: is it feasible?
Iñigo Royo-Crespo, Arthur Vieira, Paula A. Ugalde 

Original Article on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal non-intubated lung metastasectomy
Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Francesco Sellitri, Eleonora Fabbi, Vincenzo Ambrogi

Brief Report on Thoracic Surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery treatment of intra-operative complications
VasiliosTentzeris, Kostas Papagiannopoulos

Disclosure:
The series “Uniportal (Single Incision) VATS” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Visualized Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Marcello Migliore, Alan Sihoe, and Diego Gonzalez-Rivas served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.