All Articles - Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Editorial Commentary

Comparing long-term survival for minimally invasive vs. open esophagectomy

Adrian Valderrama, Lily Niehaus, Andrea Gochi, Jeffrey Velotta

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Case Report

Modified fissure-first fissureless left lower lobectomy under robotic assistance for incomplete fissure: a case report

Naoya Kawakita, Hiroaki Toba, Shiori Matsui, Hiromitsu Takizawa

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Review Article

Sublobar resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of recent new investigations

Benjamin Scott, John Duggan, Scott J. Swanson

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Review Article

Robotic-assisted tracheal, carinal, and bronchial sleeve resections without lung resection: a narrative review of techniques, airway management, and early outcomes

Karen Y. Saavedra-Gonzalez, Luis F. Tapias

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Review Article

Surgical approach to lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of open, thoracoscopic, and robotic techniques

Kenny Nguyen, Adrian Valderrama, Ivana Vasic, Jeffrey B. Velotta

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Review Article

Prehabilitation in the era of minimally invasive thoracic surgery: a narrative review of evidence, implementation, and future directions

Jiddu Guart, Jonathan Assaad, Samih Shafique, Benjamin A. Palleiko, Hee-Jung Janice Kim, Karl Uy, Mark W. Maxfield

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Original Article

Thoracoscopic lobectomy after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jacqueline Bochkova, Dylan Gao, Chetana Suvarna, Aditi Kumari, Deborah Wassertzug, Prashanth A. Kumar, Sora Ely

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Original Article

Short-term postoperative complications of robot-assisted thoracoscopic resections for lung cancer

Riona Park, Calista Sha, Leo Li, Shahidul Islam, Curtis Ober, Kevin Nicholas, Lawrence Glassman, David Zeltsman, Kevin Hyman, Julissa Jurado, Paul C. Lee

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Original Article

The relationship of body mass index and chest wall thickness to camera cleaning for robotic lung resection

Jacob Woodroof, Khaled Noueihed, Stephanie Kochis, Scott Koeneman, Tyler Grenda, Nathaniel Evans III, Olugbenga T. Okusanya

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Original Article

Survival outcomes and prognostic factors after thoracoscopic pulmonary metastasectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience from Vietnam

Thi Phu Chau, Luan Bao Minh Tran, Khang Phu Pham, Quang Dang Viet Nguyen

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Editorial

Preoperative Planning and Assessment for VATS Lung Cancer Resection

Gregory D. Trachiotis

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 June 2026)

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Review Article

The role of immunotherapy in resectable stage II non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review

Deniz Piyadeoglu, Benjamin Wei

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Evolving techniques and comparative outcomes in video-assisted thoracic surgery and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a narrative review

Wei Liu, Aliss T. C. Chang, Joyce W. Y. Chan, Junko C. S. Chan, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Calvin S. H. Ng

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Redefining long-term oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review

Chen Lu, Yosuke Matsuura, Sodai Nagata, Ayumi Suzuki, Masayuki Nakao, Mingyon Mun

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Minimally invasive lung resection after neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of safety and evolution

Sofoklis Mitsos, Nikolaos Chondropoulos, Periklis Tomos

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

CT-guided versus bronchoscopic localization of small pulmonary nodules: a narrative review

Masataka Mori, Masaru Takenaka, Kanji Tanaka, Teppei Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Fujita, Takehiko Manabe, Katsuma Yoshimatsu, Yukiko Nemoto, Hiroki Matsumiya, Masatoshi Kanayama, Asahi Nagata, Koji Kuroda, Fumihiro Tanaka

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Localization techniques for small pulmonary nodules: a narrative review of current strategies and future perspectives

Masaya Aoki, Shoichiro Morizono, Takuya Tokunaga, Go Kamimura, Yuto Nonaka, Satomi Imamura, Aya Harada-Takeda, Koki Maeda, Toshiyuki Nagata, Kazuhiro Ueda

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Feasibility and safety of minimally invasive lung resection after neoadjuvant immunotherapy: a narrative review

Deniz Piyadeoglu, Mara B. Antonoff

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

The role of artificial intelligence in the minimally invasive thoracic surgery: narrative review of the last 15 years

Clarissa Uslenghi, Giovanni Leuzzi, Piergiorgio Solli, Michele Ferrari, Arsela Prelaj, Paolo Nicola Camillo Girotti

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Update of minimally invasive management of esophageal diseases: a narrative review

Michael Shields, Amira Barmanwalla, Jon Wee

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Original Article

Outcome comparison between two staplers used for pulmonary resection: a retrospective cohort study

Mohammad Alomari, Jose L. Delgado, Hesham Khalifa, James London, David Coffman, Bryan F. Vaca, Alejandra Yu Lee Mateus, Lana Al-Botros, Ian Makey

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Editorial

Robot-assisted thoracic surgery in the era of pulmonary segmentectomy for non-small cell lung cancer

Terumoto Koike, Koki Kumaki, Ryo Sezaki, Hiromu Keira, Yuta Hosoda, Masaya Nakamura, Yuki Shimizu, Tatsuya Goto

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Editorial

Preface on the role of VATS in thoracic trauma management

Savvas Lampridis, Andrea Billè

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2026;

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(30 March 2026)

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Review Article

Cost-effectiveness and clinical utility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in hemodynamically stable thoracic trauma: a narrative review

Mohamed Rahouma, Hosny Mohsen, Alzahraa Mahmoud, David Shenouda, Lilian Azab, Maya Abdelhemid, Mohamed A. Aldemerdash, Akshay Kumar, Amr Al-Demery, Magdy M. El-Sayed Ahmed

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2025;

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(30 December 2025)

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Review Article