Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

1              The rationale for minimally invasive thoracic surgery 2              The history and evolution of minimally invasive thoracic surgery 3              Establishing a minimally invasive thoracic surgery program 4              Anesthetic considerations 5              Clinical pathways in minimally invasive thoracic surgery 6              Patient preparation and port positioning 6              VATS lobectomy 7              VATS mediastinal lymph node dissection 8              Thoracoscopic pneumonectomy 9              Thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy 10           VATS en bloc chest wall resection 11           Segmental resections 12           Intra-operative complications and conversions 13           VATS for minor procedures 14           Emerging non-surgical techniques for volume reduction in emphysema 15           VATS for empyema thoracis 17           Video mediastinoscopy 16           VATS thymectomy 17           Pericardial window 20           Sympathetic nerve 18           First rib and thoracic outlet 19           Management of chylothorax 20           VATS plication of the diaphragm 21           Surgery for pectus excavatum 22           Robotic-assisted mediastinal surgery 23           Robotic-assisted lobectomy 24           Needlescopic and biportal VATS lobectomy 25           Single-port VATS lobectomy 26           Single-port VATS for benign disease 27           Non-intubated VATS 28           Endobronchial ultrasound 29           Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy 30           Air leak and chest drain management 31           Pleuroscopy