[Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for chest disease].

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was applied in a total of 20 patients, since Dec. 1992. There were 16 man and 4 woman whose ages ranged from 20 to 65 years. Three patient had a wedge resection for lung tumors, one a lobectomy for tracheaectasy, eleven with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax were successfully treated, Pleural tumors (n = 1), pulmonary cyst (n = 1), Three biopsy of lung. The advantages of this for patients include cosmetic considerations, a shorter operation period, low pain, earlier postoperation mobilization.