VATS Procedure
Uniportal VATS Left Upper Anatomic Segmentectomy...
In this video we show an anatomic segmentectomy of lingula and posterior segment of the left upper lobe together in a patient with 2 small malignant lesions located in LUL. The surgery was performed through...
Non Edited Uniportal VATS Right Posterior Segmentectomy...
In this video we show a non edited surgery to remove a GGO small tumor located in the posterior segment of the RUL. The postoperative course of the patient was uneventful. Diego Gonzalez Rivas, MD, FECTS...
Uniportal VATS Right Lower Sleeve Lobectomy
In this video we show a case of a lung cancer with endobronchial lesion located at the entrance of dorsal bronchus of the lower lobe. We performed an Uniportal approach through a 4 cm incision at the...
Non Edited Uniportal VATS Right Anterior Segmentectomy...
This video shows the whole procedure for an anterior anatomic segmentectomy due to a early stage lung cancer (AIS) located in the S3 of the right side. Diego Gonzalez Rivas, MD, FECTS
Uniportal VATS Enbloc Anatomic Segmentectomy...
This video shows a carcinoid tumor located in between the segments 4 and 5 (middle lobe) but involving also part of the segment 7 of right lower lobe. An uniportal VATS approach was done through a 3 cm...
Ultra Advanced VATS Instrumentation Using Only...
In this video we show the evolution of advanced instrumentation adapted to uniportal VATS anatomic resections by using only a magnetic grasper, energy devices (harmonic scalpel) and a long curved suction....
Right TriPort VATS Thoracic Schwannoma Removal
A 45 yo lady with a recent finding of a right paravertebral intrathoracic lesion underwent preoperative CT-driven biopsy. Schwannoma's diagnosis was confirmed. We opted for a TriPort 5 millimeters VTS...
Situs Inversus Uniportal VATS Anatomic Segmentectomy...
Totalis Situs inversus (SIT) is an extremely rare condition where the major organs are reversed or mirrored from their usual positions. There are few reports in literature describing thoracoscopic major...
Uniportal VATS Anatomic Right Basal Bisegmentectomy...
Video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomic segmentectomy of S9 and S10 in the right lower lobe for a small GGO tumor (early stage lung cancer) through a single 3 cm incision Diego Gonzalez Rivas Shanghai Pulmonary...
VATS Left Lower Lobectomy of Lung for Non-Small...
This lady had a 2cm left lower lobe tumour found incidentally on imaging. She is an ex-smoker. Staging CT-PET suggests stage 1 NSCLC. We performed a video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) wedge resection...
Uniportal VATS Left Lower Sleeve Anastomosis
This video shows the anastomosis of left main bronchus and left upper lobe bronchus after a sleeve resection by uniportal VATS in a patient with a central located tumor. The postoperative course of the...
Complex Uniportal VATS Left Upper Sleeve Reconstruction...
In this video we show a video in a patient who received induction treatment for lung cancer centrally located and with endobronchial tumor. An uniportal VATS was performed through a 4 cm incision and...
Subxiphoid Uniportal Complex Middle Lobectomy...
In this video we show a subxiphoid uniportal approach for a middle lobectomy in a patient with a previous tuberculosis and with the hilum totally blocked. The artery was blocked by a calcified lymph node...
Uniportal VATS S1+S2+S6 Enbloc Anatomic Segmentectomy
In this video we show a combined en bloc anatomic apico-posterior and dorsal segmentectomy for a GGO lesions located in the intersegmental plane of S1 and S2 and another in S6. Diego Gonzalez Rivas, MD,...
Unisurgeon Uniportal VATS Anatomic Segmentectomy...
One of the latest advances in uniportal VATS is the possibility of using a robotic articulated arm that holds the camera stable and make surgery feasible by a single surgeon, with no assistant. This approach...