Radjou Angeline N, Uthrapathy Muthandavan
Perunthalaivar Kamraj Medical College, Pondicherry, India.
Lung India. 2011 Apr;28(2):142-4. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.80335.
Video Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS) like any other minimal access surgery has the obvious advantage of less surgical insult, enabling quicker recovery with its attendant reduced hospital costs and earlier return to work. The benefit of earlier return to work is much more important in developing countries. Unfortunately minimal access surgery is yet to gain popularity in trauma surgery, especially in the developing countries due to various reasons. We describe one case report where VATS was used successfully to remove an intrapleural foreign body.
与其他任何微创手术一样，电视辅助胸腔镜手术（VATS）具有手术创伤小这一明显优势，能使患者更快康复，随之降低住院费用并更早重返工作岗位。在发展中国家，更早重返工作岗位的益处更为重要。不幸的是，由于种种原因，微创手术在创伤外科领域，尤其是在发展中国家，尚未普及。我们在此描述一例成功运用VATS取出胸膜腔内异物的病例报告。
