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Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lobectomy or segmentectomy is considered as a good alternative to thoracotomy because of its usefulness and safety; reducing postoperative pain, lowering morbidity, and shortening hospital stay. However, despite these advantages of VATS, it has been difficult to perform VATS pneumonectomy due to the high morbidity and mortality rate of pneumonectomy. Recently, as VATS technique has been developed and usefulness of VATS pneumonectomy has been continuously reported, VATS pneumonectomy is gradually increasing in large volume centers. This article describes VATS pneumonectomy with a focus on the surgical technique.
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Haam, S. (2022). Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Pneumonectomy. In: Kim, K., Haam, S., Kim, H.K. (eds) Techniques in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2472-9_6
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