All Articles - Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Case Report

Left minimally-invasive upper lobectomy and chest wall resection using Gigli saw for non-small cell lung cancer: a case report

Fatemeh Habibi Nameghi, Maria Nizami, Giuseppe Aresu, Aman Coonar, Chinmay Patvardhan, Adam Peryt

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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Review Article

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for preventing and managing post-traumatic empyema: a narrative review

Bojana Misheva, Richard C. Chaulk, Rahul Nayak

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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Review Article

Comparative outcomes of post-operative delirium after video-assisted thoracoscopic, robotic, and open thoracic surgery: a narrative review

Chloe K. Nobuhara, Elijah Suh, Alex H. Lee, Ethan Fung, Ghazal Masarweh, Joseph D. Forrester

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Review Article

Lung resection after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy: a narrative review

Ngoc-Quynh Chu, Barry C. Gibney

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Review Article

Multimodal surgical decision-making for chest wall sarcomas: a clinical practice review

Devon Cassidy, Raheem Bell, Danika E. Meldrum, Chigozirim N. Ekeke

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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Review Article

Using fluorescence in minimally invasive thoracic surgery: a narrative review

Alexander Pohlman, Jericho Hallare, Zaid M. Abdelsattar

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Review Article

Robotic transthoracic first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome: a narrative review

Thomas Knapp, Guilherme C. de Oliveira, Nicolas Contreras, Thomas K. Varghese, Ashley Ikegami, Catherine Stauber, Brian Mitzman

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Review Article

Narrative review of VATS for traumatic diaphragmatic injuries: a minimally invasive approach to diagnosis and repair

Aaron Williams, Lubna Bakr, Ibrahim Talal Fazmin, Sameera Fernando, Giuseppe Aresu

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Review Article

A narrative review of uniportal thoracic surgery for lung resection in non-small cell lung cancer: current evidence, technical perspectives, and future directions

Takuya Watanabe, Akihiro Taira, Takuya Kohama, Kensuke Iguchi, Kumiko Hashimoto, Masayuki Tanahashi

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Review Article

A narrative review of minimally invasive pneumonectomy: evolution, evidence, and emerging techniques

Cian Lince Jacob, Luis Alejandro Quintero, Dylan Ambrose Wadell, Jeff V. Uribe, Mohammed El Zaeedi, Francisco Tarrazzi, Mark Block, Syed S. Razi

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Review Article

The current role of video-assisted thoracoscopy in managing pectus excavatum in pediatric patients: a narrative review

Maria G. Sacco Casamassima, Nadeen Alturki, Shwan D. St Peter

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Original Article

Surgical experience after perioperative chemoimmunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: technical considerations and operative complexity

Kosuke Suzuki, Shinsaku Komiyama, Shinnosuke Takamiya, Shugo Uematsu, Akihiko Kitami

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Editorial Commentary

Comparing long-term survival for minimally invasive vs. open esophagectomy

Adrian Valderrama, Lily Niehaus, Andrea Gochi, Jeffrey Velotta

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2026)

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Case Report

Modified fissure-first fissureless left lower lobectomy under robotic assistance for incomplete fissure: a case report

Naoya Kawakita, Hiroaki Toba, Shiori Matsui, Hiromitsu Takizawa

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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Review Article

Sublobar resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of recent new investigations

Benjamin Scott, John Duggan, Scott J. Swanson

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2026)

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Review Article

Robotic-assisted tracheal, carinal, and bronchial sleeve resections without lung resection: a narrative review of techniques, airway management, and early outcomes

Karen Y. Saavedra-Gonzalez, Luis F. Tapias

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Review Article

Surgical approach to lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of open, thoracoscopic, and robotic techniques

Kenny Nguyen, Adrian Valderrama, Ivana Vasic, Jeffrey B. Velotta

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Review Article

Prehabilitation in the era of minimally invasive thoracic surgery: a narrative review of evidence, implementation, and future directions

Jiddu Guart, Jonathan Assaad, Samih Shafique, Benjamin A. Palleiko, Hee-Jung Janice Kim, Karl Uy, Mark W. Maxfield

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2026)

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Original Article

Thoracoscopic lobectomy after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jacqueline Bochkova, Dylan Gao, Chetana Suvarna, Aditi Kumari, Deborah Wassertzug, Prashanth A. Kumar, Sora Ely

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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Original Article

Short-term postoperative complications of robot-assisted thoracoscopic resections for lung cancer

Riona Park, Calista Sha, Leo Li, Shahidul Islam, Curtis Ober, Kevin Nicholas, Lawrence Glassman, David Zeltsman, Kevin Hyman, Julissa Jurado, Paul C. Lee

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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Original Article

The relationship of body mass index and chest wall thickness to camera cleaning for robotic lung resection

Jacob Woodroof, Khaled Noueihed, Stephanie Kochis, Scott Koeneman, Tyler Grenda, Nathaniel Evans III, Olugbenga T. Okusanya

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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Original Article

Survival outcomes and prognostic factors after thoracoscopic pulmonary metastasectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience from Vietnam

Thi Phu Chau, Luan Bao Minh Tran, Khang Phu Pham, Quang Dang Viet Nguyen

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2026)

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Editorial

Preoperative Planning and Assessment for VATS Lung Cancer Resection

Gregory D. Trachiotis

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 June 2026)

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Review Article

The role of immunotherapy in resectable stage II non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review

Deniz Piyadeoglu, Benjamin Wei

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Evolving techniques and comparative outcomes in video-assisted thoracic surgery and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a narrative review

Wei Liu, Aliss T. C. Chang, Joyce W. Y. Chan, Junko C. S. Chan, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Calvin S. H. Ng

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Redefining long-term oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review

Chen Lu, Yosuke Matsuura, Sodai Nagata, Ayumi Suzuki, Masayuki Nakao, Mingyon Mun

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Minimally invasive lung resection after neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of safety and evolution

Sofoklis Mitsos, Nikolaos Chondropoulos, Periklis Tomos

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

CT-guided versus bronchoscopic localization of small pulmonary nodules: a narrative review

Masataka Mori, Masaru Takenaka, Kanji Tanaka, Teppei Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Fujita, Takehiko Manabe, Katsuma Yoshimatsu, Yukiko Nemoto, Hiroki Matsumiya, Masatoshi Kanayama, Asahi Nagata, Koji Kuroda, Fumihiro Tanaka

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Localization techniques for small pulmonary nodules: a narrative review of current strategies and future perspectives

Masaya Aoki, Shoichiro Morizono, Takuya Tokunaga, Go Kamimura, Yuto Nonaka, Satomi Imamura, Aya Harada-Takeda, Koki Maeda, Toshiyuki Nagata, Kazuhiro Ueda

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Feasibility and safety of minimally invasive lung resection after neoadjuvant immunotherapy: a narrative review

Deniz Piyadeoglu, Mara B. Antonoff

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

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(30 March 2026)

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