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Abstract
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (U-VATS) is gaining popularity, and is currently performed by a team formed by one surgeon, one camera holder and one nurse. As expected, the new word "uni-surgeon" is becoming more and more common. In this article, using the example of thoracic surgery, I try briefly to analyze the pro and cons of the uniportal-single incision VATS and uni-surgeon in the modern world, and how uniportal surgery may bring a novel dimension to the future of surgery.Keywords: Uniportal; single incision; technology; video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
Year: 2018 PMID: 29682455 PMCID: PMC5897678 DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2018.02.11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vis Surg ISSN: 2221-2965