Video-atlas of thoracoscopic formal lung resections emulating traditional open techniques - Editor's comments.

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The following video compilation by Dr Demmy is a valuable atlas of thoracoscopic lobectomy, both for thoracic trainees, for whom this approach will become increasingly routine, and for senior surgeons wishing to expand and evolve their surgical repertoire for lung cancer surgery. The videos, with excellent clarity and appropriate narrative, sequentially take the viewer through five individual lobectomies, which are accompanied by a helpful side bar that demonstrates the correct placement of the thoracoscope and other instruments at every stage. Surgeons who are currently using a standard thoracotomy will recognise the exposures and patient positioning. Those used to performing some VATS procedures will be familiar with the triangulation technique used in these videos with 2 ports and an additional access incision. Two decades after its first description, lung resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has not only answered the initial criticisms questioning its alignme

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