“Deviceless” Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: Is It Feasible?

Authors

  • Victor Hugo R. Motoki Teixeira Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital dom Luiz I, Sociedade Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará and Hospital Universitário Barros Barreto – Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
  • Rafael Spessirits Barbosa Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital dom Luiz I, Sociedade Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará and Hospital Universitário Barros Barreto – Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
  • Fábio de Oliveira Sousa Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital dom Luiz I, Sociedade Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará and Hospital Universitário Barros Barreto – Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
  • Marco António Franco Tavares Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital dom Luiz I, Sociedade Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará and Hospital Universitário Barros Barreto – Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
  • Geraldo Roger Normando Junior Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital dom Luiz I, Sociedade Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará and Hospital Universitário Barros Barreto – Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4002-3982

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48729/pjctvs.441

Keywords:

Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Lung Abscess

Abstract

We demonstrate that performing anatomical pulmonary resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without staplers or energy devices is feasible. This technique is an alternative for surgeons with limited access to expensive technologies.

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Published

25-01-2025

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R. Motoki Teixeira VH, Spessirits Barbosa R, de Oliveira Sousa F, Franco Tavares MA, Normando Junior GR. “Deviceless” Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: Is It Feasible?. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2025 Jan. 25 [cited 2025 Jan. 30];31(4):41-3. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/441

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Vol. 31 No. 4 (2024): Oct-Dec

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