Techniques in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Kwhanmien Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National College of Medicine, 82 Gumi-ro 173, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13620, Republic of Korea

Seokjin Haam. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, World cup-ro 164, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16499, Republic of Korea

Hyun Koo Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Gurodong-ro 148, Guro-gu, Seoul 08308, Republic of Korea

This book provides a guide to the surgical techniques required in thoracic surgery. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has become a standard surgical technique in the field of thoracic surgery recently. In addition, the evolution of video equipment and surgical instruments, and robotic devices lead to the rapid development of surgical techniques.

Providing the latest and detailed surgical techniques and reviews of video-assisted thoracic surgery and robotic surgery in commonly performed thoracic surgery, and is expected to be of great help to general, thoracic, cardiothoracic, and cardiovascular surgeon who starts minimally invasive surgery

 Pages 1-1
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    Establishment of a Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Program
        Jong Ho Cho
    Pages 3-7
    Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Wedge Resection for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
        Duk Hwan Moon, Bong Jun Kim, Wongi Woo, Sungsoo Lee
    Pages 9-12
    Surgical Planning and the Division of the Intersegmental Plane During Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
        Ha Eun Kim, Young Ho Yang, Chang Young Lee
    Pages 13-22
    Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy
        Hong Kwan Kim
    Pages 23-30
    Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Bronchial Sleeve Lobectomy
        Hyeong Ryul Kim
    Pages 31-36
    Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Pneumonectomy
        Seokjin Haam
    Pages 37-41
    Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection in Lung Cancer Surgery
        Kwhanmien Kim
    Pages 43-47
    Prevention and Management of Complications During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lung Resection and Lymph Node Dissection
        Yong Soo Choi
    Pages 49-52
    Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
        Jun Hee Lee, Kook Nam Han, Hyun Koo Kim
    Pages 53-71

Esophagus

    Front Matter
    Pages 73-73
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    Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Detailed Procedures and Review
        Seong Yong Park
    Pages 75-83
    Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Intrathoracic Anastomosis Technique ─ The Extracorporeal Anastomosis Technique
        Yong Won Seong
    Pages 85-94
    Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy with Total Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy: A Guide to a Systematic Approach Using the Concept of Fascial Plane Dissection
        Byung Jo Park, Dae Joon Kim
    Pages 95-104
    Totally Robotic Esophagectomy
        Chang Hyun Kang
    Pages 105-114
    Management of Anastomotic Leakage
        Jae Hyun Jeon
    Pages 115-122

Others

    Front Matter
    Pages 123-123
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    Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Thymectomy: Transpleural Approach
        In Kyu Park
    Pages 125-129
    Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Thymectomy: Subxiphoid Approach
        Sukki Cho
    Pages 131-136