1 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA ; 2 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 6):S631-6. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.02.
With advancement in technology, experience and training over the last two decades, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become widely accepted and utilized all over the world. VATS started as a diagnostic tool in the early 1990s, technique of VATS lobectomy evolved and became safer over the next 10-15 years and now it is being used for more advanced and hybrid operations. VATS has contributed to the development of minimally invasive surgical interventions for other thoracic disorders like mediastinal tumors and esophageal cancer as well. This article looks at the advantages of VATS, technique advancements and its applications in other thoracic operations and its influence on the present and future of thoracic surgery.
随着技术的进步、过去二十年的经验和培训，电视辅助胸腔镜手术（VATS）已在全球范围内广泛接受和应用。VATS 最初是 20 世纪 90 年代早期的一种诊断工具，VATS 肺叶切除术的技术在接下来的 10-15 年中不断发展并变得更加安全，现在它被用于更先进的混合手术。VATS 也为其他胸腔疾病的微创外科干预做出了贡献，如纵隔肿瘤和食管癌。本文着眼于 VATS 的优势、技术进步及其在其他胸腔手术中的应用，以及它对胸外科现状和未来的影响。
