Freixinet J, Rodríguez de Castro F, Quevedo S, López L, Hussein M, Roca M J
Unidad de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Arch Bronconeumol. 1995 Oct;31(8):424-5. doi: 10.1016/s0300-2896(15)30887-5.
The introduction of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VTS) has significantly furthered the use of the thoracoscope in surgery. In the case we describe, a 79-years-old man at high risk for surgery came to our hospital with hemothorax due to trauma. The necessary procedure was performed successfully with VTS, which allowed for the repair of an acute condition that would otherwise have been treated conventionally by way of posterolateral thoracotomy. We conclude that VTS may play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of certain thoracic injuries, so that surgery involving more extensive bleeding is rendered unnecessary.
电视辅助胸腔镜手术（VTS）的引入显著推动了胸腔镜在外科手术中的应用。在我们所描述的病例中，一名手术风险高的79岁男性因外伤导致血胸前来我院。通过VTS成功实施了必要的手术，该手术能够修复原本需通过后外侧开胸术进行传统治疗的急性病症。我们得出结论，VTS在某些胸部损伤的诊断和治疗中可能发挥重要作用，从而避免了涉及更多广泛出血的手术。
