The history of thoracoscopic surgery

Braimbridge, M. V.

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(93)90929-c

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“…The original "Jacobaeus operation" was performed through this unique skin incision, whose exact length remains unknown. Two incisions were occasionally used to improve visualization (9,10). For many decades this procedure was used by pulmonologists for mainly diagnostic purposes (11).…”

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“…T h e s e p r o c e d u r e s , s t i l l m o r e d i a g n o s t i c t h a n therapeutic, had quite a satisfactory diffusion but they missed a significant success and, until the 70's, the role of thoracoscopy remained predominantly confined to diagnose and treat pleural diseases (10,12). In the following years, the advent of antibiotics, and above all, the lack of innovative technologies favored its progressive withdrawal.…”

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A glance at the history of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery

Mineo¹,

Ambrogi²

2017

J. Vis. Surg.

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In the history of thoracic surgery, the advent of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) had on effect equivalent to that provoked by a true revolution. VATS successfully allowed minor, major and complex procedures for various lung and mediastinal pathologies with small incision instead of the traditional accesses. These small incisions abolished ugly scars, generated less acute and chronic pain, reduced hospital stay and costs, allowed faster return to normal day life activities. Conventional VATS was initially performed

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A glance at the history of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery

Mineo¹,

Ambrogi²

2017

J. Vis. Surg.

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“…In an article appearing in 1910, he described a procedure that he referred to as "thorakoskopie," reporting the use of a primitive cystoscope to examine the pleural space and facilitate collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) [1]. For the following 50 years, the technique was applied almost exclusively to treat pleural adhesions and facilitate pneumothorax ("Jacobaeus operation") as optimal treatment for TB, which was very common in that era [2][3][4].…”

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Indications and Developments of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Solli

Spaggiari

2007

The Oncologist

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After completing this course, the reader will be able to:1. Discuss the role of thoracoscopy in the evaluation of pulmonary nodules and pleural effusion.2. Describe the role of thoracoscopy in the staging of lung cancer.3. Discuss the role of thoracoscopy in surgical resection of early-stage lung cancer.Access and take the CME test online and receive 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ at CME.TheOncologist.com CME CME ABSTRACTThe term video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is used to describe a modern minimally invasive surgical technique that nowadays represents a valid alternative to open procedures (i.e., thoracotomy) for many chest diseases. The VATS approach is presently used in many intrathoracic disorders, but while well established in benign chest disease, its role continues to evolve regarding the management of lung cancer. It is currently considered for the evaluation and treatment of suspected (or known) pleural effusion and in the diagnosis of indeterminate pulmonary nodules, and it has a complementary role to standard cervical mediastinoscopy in the invasive staging of mediastinal lymph nodes. It has also become an accepted approach for resection of peripheral early-stage lung cancer (stage I) in many centers worldwide and considerable experience has been accumulated in respect to this field, but absolute indications have yet to be firmly defined. This paper reviews indications and current data regarding minimally invasive approaches for the staging and treatment of lung cancer.

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“…Technology evolution has permitted to introduce endoscopic and robotically-assisted techniques in the cardiac surgery [2]. However, the used approach -intrapleural intercostal incisions-has not changed compared to the first report of Hans Christian Jacobaeus in 1909 [3]. Here I introduce a novel endoscopic approach for cardiac surgery using sternal trepanation with extrapleural intercostal small incision(s).…”

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A Novel Approach in Cardiac Surgery: Neifer’s Approach

Neifer¹

2017

Glob Surg

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While cardiac surgery has well evolved in the recent decades, endoscopic access to the heart is yet involving pleura opening and transcatheter procedures are still implying X-rays use. Here I introduce a novel minimally-invasive approach based on a sternal trepanation with extrapleural intercostal port(s). This allows a totally endoscopic access to the cardiac cavity without pleura opening. Besides, using this approach with live computer simulation, transcatheter procedures will be exclusively monitored by transesophageal echocardiography without X-rays need. Thus, current indications and practices in both cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology may be affected. Until effectiveness confirmation by experiments which are still in progress, a theoretical description of this innovative technique and its potential applications is detailed in this paper.

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The history of thoracoscopic surgery

Cited by 74 publications

References 8 publications

A glance at the history of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery

A glance at the history of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery

Indications and Developments of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

A Novel Approach in Cardiac Surgery: Neifer’s Approach

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