TY - JOUR AU - Mitchell, John D. PY - 2013 TI - Techniques of VATS lobectomy JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 5, Supplement 3 (August 31, 2013): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) Y2 - 2013 KW - N2 - Despite the objections of some zealots, there is clearly more than one way to successfully complete a video-assisted thoracoscopic or “VATS” lobectomy, and further refinements to the technique are added yearly. Most thoracic surgeons would define VATS lobectomy as one in which the dissection is completed with reliance on a video image, without the use of a retractor to spread the ribs and increase the width of the intercostal spaces. The actual number, location and aggregate length of the involved incisions are largely a matter of surgeon preference. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/1462