We mainly use video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or VATS — in which ... 90 surgeries to become proficient using VATS for a complex procedure for lung cancer called a ‘sleeve lobectomy ...

The procedure is performed with general anesthesia using a special endotracheal tube that allows intentional collapse of the lung which is operated ... specific outcomes are similar between VATS ...

If you have a lung problem ... for this surgery. They’ll make small quarter-inch to 2-inch long cuts on the side of your chest. Or you may just get one cut, called a uniport VATS (U-VATS ...

Given the urgency, the medical team opted for the Uni-Portal VATS technique minimally invasive procedure ... the surgery in ...