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Atlas of Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

  • Detailed illustrations & figures to aid the reader to understand the operation
  • Written by pioneers and authorities of uniportal VATS
  • Serves as authoritative reference text for doctors, students and allied health professionals who would like to learn more about the new technique of uniportal VATS

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Table of contents (41 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. General Aspects & Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The New Era of Uniportal VATS

      • Peter Sze Yuen Yu, Calvin S. H. Ng
      Pages 17-21
    3. Room Set Up and Instrumentation

      • Mahmoud Ismail
      Pages 23-27
    4. Anaesthesia for Uniportal VATS

      • Sonia Alvarado, César Bonome, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas
      Pages 29-32
    5. Geometric Considerations in Uniportal VATS

      • Luca Bertolaccini
      Pages 33-38
    6. Modified Uniportal Approach

      • H. Volkan Kara, Stafford S. Balderson, Thomas A. D’Amico
      Pages 39-43
  3. Uniportal VATS in Pleural and Mediastinal Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. Uniportal Approach to Pericardial Window and Sympathectomy

      • Simon C. Y. Chow, Calvin S. H. Ng
      Pages 51-58
    3. Uniport Anterior Mediastinal Surgery

      • Ching Feng Wu, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas
      Pages 59-65
    4. Uniportal Posterior Mediastinal Surgery

      • Luis Angel Hernandez-Arenas, Yang Yang, Zhu Yu-Ming, Gening Jiang, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas
      Pages 67-72
    5. Subxiphoid Mediastinal Resections

      • Takashi Suda
      Pages 73-80
  4. Parenchymal Lung Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
    2. Uniportal Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

      • Alessandro Brunelli, Cecilia Pompili
      Pages 83-85
    3. Hookwire Localization of Pulmonary Nodules in Uniportal VATS

      • Ze-Rui Zhao, Calvin S. H. Ng
      Pages 95-99
    4. Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance in Pulmonary Nodule Localization in Uniportal VATS

      • Gaetano Rocco, Raffaele Rocco, Marco Scarci
      Pages 101-102
    5. Videoendoscopic Uniportal Resection of Solitary Peripheral Lung Nodule

      • Marco Scarci, Fabrizio Minervini, Gaetano Rocco
      Pages 103-106

About this book

This introduces the history, development and current status of uniportal VATS by pioneers and authorities of this technique. The highly illustrated content in the chapters enhances readers to rapidly understand the techniques of uniportal VAT. The use of video clips adds value to the learning experience and applicability of the techniques. The contents will be of great interest to thoracic surgeons who are already practicing video-assisted thoracic surgery, as well as those who are starting training. It will also serve as authoritative reference text for doctors, students and allied health professionals who would like to learn more about the new technique of uniportal VATS.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

    Diego Gonzalez-Rivas

  • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Calvin Sze Hang Ng

  • Service of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

    Gaetano Rocco

  • Gary Hock Endowed Professor of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

    Thomas A. D’Amico

About the editors

Editor Diego Gonzalez Rivas is Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Coruna University Hospital, Spain. Editor Calvin Sze Hang Ng is an Associate Professor in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Editor Gaetano Rocco is an Attending Thoracic Surgeon, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. Editor Thomas A. D’Amico is a Professor and Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Centre, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Atlas of Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

  • Editors: Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Calvin Sze Hang Ng, Gaetano Rocco, Thomas A. D’Amico

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2604-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2603-5Published: 15 April 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2604-2Published: 02 April 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 289

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 242 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Thoracic Surgery, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 189.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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