From uniportal to multiportal approach to major pulmonary resections: a non-evidence based debate

Although the first thoracoscopic major pulmonary resections (MPR) were reported more than 25 years ago, the question of the optimal approach remains the most debated one and gives rise to an abundance of publications, every surgeon being convinced his approach (hybrid, single-port, double-port, triple-port, robotics…) is the best.