%0 Journal Article %T Laser resection of pulmonary nodule via uniportal thoracoscopic surgery %A Ng, Calvin S. H. %A Capili, Freddie %A Zhao, Ze-Rui %A Yu, Peter S. Y. %A Ho, Jacky Y. K. %A Lau, Rainbow W. H. %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2017 %B 2017 %9 %! Laser resection of pulmonary nodule via uniportal thoracoscopic surgery %K %X Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lung wedge resection usually requires three devices, thoracoscope, lung retracting instrument and an endo-stapler cutter to perform the procedure. With advances in miniaturization of the thoracoscope and lung retracting instruments, a major limitation to operating through a smaller uniportal incision has become the endo-stapler. We describe the surgical technique for uniportal VATS laser lung resection which uses a much narrower laser catheter device to replace the endo-stapler for resection. The new approach to limited lung resection can potentially reduce instrument fencing and the uniportal incision wound size, while achieving satisfactory hemostasis and pneumostasis. %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/12515 %V 9 %N 3 %P 846-848 %@ 2077-6624