This special series on “Advanced Uniportal VATS” is co-edited by Dr. Carlos Galvez Munoz, Hospital General Universitario Dr Balmis de Alicante, Alicante, Spain; and Dr. Paula A. Ugalde Figueroa, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
This special series aims to be a technical guide describing advanced procedures through uniportal VATS approach. International experienced surgeons will provide readers a detailed description of techniques by using high-definition pictures and videos summarizing essential concepts, tips & tricks and potential pitfall and caveats.
Carlos Galvez Munoz, MD, PhD
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Dr Balmis de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Carlos Galvez is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon working at the Hospital General Dr Balmis of Alicante, Spain. Highly experienced in minimally invasive surgery, especially Uniportal VATS, his areas of main interest and better performance are sublobar anatomical resections, bronchovascular sleeve procedures for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), esophageal surgery and nonintubated procedures under spontaneous breathing.
After surgical stays at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) and Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital (SPH), Dr Galvez has been involved in national societies, and cooperated as reviewer for national and international journals.
He’s actually leading one of the most important prospective trials in sublobar resections in Europe (SUBLOB project) and has published several works focused on his areas of main interest.
Paula A. Ugalde Figueroa, MD
Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
Dr. Paula Ugalde Figueroa established herself as a thoracic surgeon dedicated to research. She has an extensive record of publications including an impressive body of work on thoracic surgery using innovative Uniportal VATS approaches for lung cancer.
Dr. Ugalde serves on the IASLC Board of Directors since 2021, as well as being a member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Additionally, Dr. Ugalde is the acting Chair of International Affairs for the Women in Thoracic Surgery society.
Since the fall of 2021 she joined the Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as an Associate Thoracic Surgeon, staff-member of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Faculty at Harvard Medical School.
Series outline:
- SESSION 1: HISTORY
- SESSION 2: LYMPH NODE DISSECTION
• VAMLA
• Uniportal Vats Lymph Node Dissection - SESSION 3: VARIANTS
• Posterior Uniportal VATS
• Nonintubated Uniportal VATS - SESSION 4: LUNG RESECTIONS
• Uniportal VATS After Induction Treatment
• Bronchial and Vascular Sleeve Resections
• Main Carina And Lower Trachea
• Lung Sparing Bronchoplasty - SESSION 5: COMPLICATIONS
• Bleeding Control During Uniportal VATS
• Bleeding Control With Additional Port - SESSION 6: COMBINED APPROACHES
• Pancoast Tumor
• Chest Wall Resection - SESSION 7: OTHER ONCOLOGICAL PROCEDURES
• Subxiphoid Uniportal Thymectomy under CO2 Insufflation
• Subxiphoid Uniportal Thymectomy Without CO2 Insufflation
• Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy - SESSION 8: LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
• Challenges for Uniportal Robotic Surgery
• Background of Uniportal VATS And Limitations
Disclosure:
The series “Advanced Uniportal VATS” was commissioned by the editorial office, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Carlos Galvez Munoz and Paula A. Ugalde Figueroa are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.