Tubeless Uniportal Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection for Peripheral Lung Nodules Shun-Mao Yang, MD, Man-Ling Wang, MD, Ming-Hui Hung, MD, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, MD, PhD, Ya-Jung Cheng, MD, PhD, Jin-Shing Chen, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 2, Pages 462-468 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.006 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Operative views of a representative patient undergoing tubeless uniportal thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). (A) The air leaks were checked by inserting a tube connected to a vacuum ball before wound closure. (B) The tubeless uniportal VATS patient was anesthetized while spontaneously breathing with supplemental oxygen through a mask. After the operation, the uniportal incision was closed without chest tube placement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 462-468DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.006) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Algorithm of patient selection. (FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC = forced vital capacity; VATS = video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 462-468DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.006) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions