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what is 'video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (vats)'? Definition for Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is also known as: Video-assisted thoracic surgery, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Video-assisted thoracoscopy, video assisted thoracoscopy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: empyema, hemothorax and mediastinal mass. related diagnosis for 'video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (vats)' 1 - 5 of 12 diagnosis empyema pus in sac enclosing lung Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and empyema hemothorax blood in sac around lungs Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and hemothorax mediastinal mass lump in chest abutting heart and lungs Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and mediastinal mass pneumothorax air in sac around lung Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and pneumothorax respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease chronic lung disease in smokers Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease lung tumor benign benign growth in lung Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and lung tumor benign pleural effusion fluid collection in sac holding lungs Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and pleural effusion acute eosinophilic pneumonia lung disease caused by accumulation of a type of white cell in lung Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and acute eosinophilic pneumonia bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia inflammation of small airways in lungs Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia fibrothorax adhesion of the space between the two layers of covering lung membrane Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and fibrothorax nonspecific interstitial pneumonia type of chronic lung disease Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia interstitial lung disease diffuse lung disease of interstitial tissues Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and interstitial lung disease for more please login, login is free (click to login) related procedure for 'video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (vats)'/associated diagnoses 1 - 5 of 60 procedures Pulse oximetry Oximetry Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Pulse oximetry Oxygen Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Oxygen Arterial Blood Gas Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Arterial Blood Gas Chest X-ray Radiological technique to image the chest Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Chest X-ray Complete Blood Count Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Complete Blood Count CT chest Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and CT chest CT scan Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and CT scan Thoracotomy Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Thoracotomy Bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Bronchoscopy Tube thoracostomy Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Tube thoracostomy Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Pulmonary Function Tests Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Pulmonary Function Tests Thoracic ultrasound Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Thoracic ultrasound Cardiac monitoring Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Cardiac monitoring Arterial line placement of catheter in artery Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Arterial line Transbronchial biopsy Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Transbronchial biopsy Blood, Platelet Count Platelet Count Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Blood, Platelet Count Bronchoalveolar lavage Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Bronchoalveolar lavage Lung biopsy Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Lung biopsy Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) for more please login, login is free (click to login) related medication for 'video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (vats)'/associated diagnoses 1 - 5 of 60 drugs prednisone Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and prednisone azathioprine Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and azathioprine cyclophosphamide Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and cyclophosphamide acetylcysteine Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and acetylcysteine bosentan Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and bosentan colchicine Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and colchicine interferon gamma-1b Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and interferon gamma-1b penicillamine Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and penicillamine pirfenidone Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and pirfenidone clindamycin Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and clindamycin for more please login, login is free (click to login) The following are types of physicians relevant for 'Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)'. related types of physicians 'family practitioner, internist, pulmonary critical care, pulmonologist' show local physicians postal code Find Local stars represent relevance to topic not rating more The results are computer generated suggestions to help you find a physician. MEDgle does not recommend any particular type of physician or claim to be complete or accurate in the providers and specialties suggested. web search results for 'video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (vats)'? Results 1 - 50 - Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) Cardiothoracic surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. v ? d ? e ... Mediastinoscopy, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), Lobectomy (e.g. for lung cancer) ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiothoracic_surgery   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Cysts : Article by Dale K Mueller ... procedures, including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and endoscopic ... however, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is currently ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2983.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in children. Minimal invasive surgery (MIS) has been first proposed in case of delayed ... to a thoracotomy, 1 video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and 2 conversions to ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17933665?ordinalpos=33&it...   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Video assisted thoracic surgery for treatment of pneumothorax and lung ... ... developed term of video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) was rapidly popularised. ... Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy for ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=524550   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Lung surgery (thoracotomy) for lung cancer Surgery to remove all or part of a lung involves making a cut on one side ... A video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) may be done before or instead of a ... http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/lung-surgery-thoracotomy-for-lung-cancer   www.webmd.com - summary Wedge Resection - Lung Cancer Surgery -Wedge Resection for Lung Cancer ... a wedge resection, a type of lung cancer surgery used to treat lung cancer. ... A thoractomy or VATS (video assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) is performed and a ... http://cancer.about.com/od/lungcancersurgery/p/wedgeresection.htm   cancer.about.com - summary Template:Thoracic surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Health Science ? Medicine - Surgery - Thoracic surgery ... Mediastinoscopy, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), Lobectomy (e.g. for lung cancer) ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Thoracic_surgery   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Pneumothorax, Iatrogenic, Spontaneous and Pneumomediastinum ... Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been replacing thoracotomy in ... is insufflated during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or thoracotomy, but ... http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic469.htm   emedicine.com - summary Cancer - Lung Cancer Glossary Research continues to look for better ways to prevent and control lung cancer. ... VATS ? Short for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. ... http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/glossary/   www.cdc.gov - summary Surgical versus medical treatment with cyclooxygenase inhibitors for ... Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), a recent advancement in surgical ... Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for patent ductus arteriosus in low birth ... http://www.nichd.nih.gov/cochrane/Malviya/MALVIYA.HTM   www.nichd.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Patent Ductus Arteriosus : Article by Girish Sethuraman Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ligation of PDA is less invasive ... W, et al. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for patent ductus arteriosus ... http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic358.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Role of chest CT in patients with negative chest x...[Ann Surg Oncol ... ... to thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) before laparotomy and ... and value of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery wedge excision of small ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9524701?ordinalpos=95&ito...   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Transpulmonary Surgical Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with ... ... have included video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and percutaneous ... roles of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and interventional cardiology ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=555833   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Solitary Pulmonary Nodule ... thoracotomy (open lung surgery) or a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... Video-assisted thoracoscopy is performed with the help of a thoracoscope (a ... http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/solitary-pulmonary-nodule?page=5   www.webmd.com - summary Thoracic surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the ... Mediastinoscopy, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), Lobectomy (e.g. for lung cancer) ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_surgery   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Secondary Lung Tumors : Article Excerpt by Rebecca Bascom Recognition of secondary pulmonary tumors has increased with advances in chest ... thoracotomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, VATS, median sternotomy, ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/Secondary-Lung-Tumors.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Thoracoscopy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [edit] Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a ... were quickly surpassed when video cameras were attached to ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracoscopy   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Cysts : Article Excerpt by Dale K Mueller The diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cysts is still evolving. ... procedures, including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and endoscopic ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/esophageal-cysts.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Case Report: Breast metastasis from small cell lung carcinoma ... endobronchial or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) biopsy, and this ... and transbronchial and trans-thoracoscopic biopsies revealed no evidence ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2170467   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Bronchial Adenoma ... if malignancy is likely, a thoracoscopic procedure or an open thoracotomy ... surgery; open lung surgery; or video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), a ... http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/bronchial-adenoma?page=2   www.webmd.com - summary eMedicine - Pneumonia, Empyema and Abscess : Article by Mark Zwanger ... many authors recommend video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) rather than the ... GE, et al. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for thoracic empyema: primarily, ... http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic463.htm   emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Secondary Lung Tumors : Article by Rebecca Bascom ... thoracotomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, VATS, median sternotomy, ... nodule) by means of thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2987.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Is anterior release effective to increase flexibility in idiopathic ... ... experiences with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: our first ... experience with video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): the first hundred cases. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2229813   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Empyema, Pleuropulmonary : Article by Sat Sharma ... pleural empyema by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in 234 patients ... Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of complicated ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic659.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Thoracoscopic surgery for diseases of the lung and pleura ... ... of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) with thoracoscopic surgery (TS) for ... Video-assisted thoracic surgery: basic technical concepts and intercostal ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1242847   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Pleural Effusion : Article by Ibrahim Abdulhamid ... to guide the use of chest tube versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... in children: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus conventional ... http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1824.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Infections of the Lung, Pleura and Mediastinum: Surgical ... ... operating room for video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) (when available) with ... in children: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus conventional ... http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic3089.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Tumor implantation at port site of video-assisted thoracoscopic ... VATS: quo vadis? J Am Coll Surg. 1995 Aug;181(2):165?167. [PubMed] ... Port-site recurrence following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1303962   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Optimising surgical management of elderly cancer patients ... advances in Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) techniques [114], voice ... Pappas EA, Bueno R. Thoracoscopic Surgery in Elderly Lung Cancer patients. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1079964   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary A study of empyema thoracis and role of intrapleural streptokinase in ... ... invasive surgical procedures like video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) [3] ... D, Schachner A. Video-assisted thoracic surgery ? state of the art. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=45...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Lung surgery (thoracotomy) for lung cancer - Yahoo! Health Surgery to remove all or part of a lung involves making a cut on one side of ... A video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) may be done before or instead of a ... http://health.yahoo.com/other-other/lung-surgery-thoracotomy...   health.yahoo.com - summary Mesothelioma: Screening and diagnosis - MayoClinic.com Mesothelioma ? Comprehensive overview covers malignant mesothelioma, ... cavity ? a procedure sometimes called video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mesothelioma/DS00779/DSECTION=6   www.mayoclinic.com - summary eMedicine - Pneumothorax : Article by Rebecca Bascom Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with resection of large bullous ... fibrosis, following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung biopsy. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/fulltopic/topic1855.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Pulmonary Metastases From Soft Tissue Sarcoma ... thoracoscopic resections ? who have CT-directed VATs, or video assisted ... resect someone with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in someone who has ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Mediastinal Cysts : Article by Mary C Mancini Although the entire field of surgery is an ancient one, successful surgical ... cervical mediastinoscopy or video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) techniques. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2985.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Teratomas and Other Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum ... ... clamshell, and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) are all described ... Video-assisted thoracoscopic management of an anterior mediastinal teratoma: ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3449.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Thoracoscopically assisted oesophagectomy (interventional procedures ... ... thoracoscopic ports (holes) through which a camera (connected to a ... This kind of technique is also known as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... http://www.nice.org.uk/page.redirect?mode=text&o=ip326consultation   www.nice.org.uk - summary eMedicine - Empyema : Article by Peter H Michelson Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has proven to be an effective and ... Early video-assisted thoracic surgery in the management of empyema. Pediatrics. ... http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic666.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Wikipedia:Articles for creation/2007-03-10 - Wikipedia, the free ... January 15, 2004, the use of the computer assisted surgery system. ... can facility current pediatric thoracoscopic procedures such as ligation of ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/2007-03-10   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Effusion, Pleural : Article by Omar Lababede Many benign and malignant diseases can cause pleural effusion. ... fibrinolytics, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with postprocedural ... http://www.emedicine.com/radio/TOPIC233.HTM   www.emedicine.com - summary Empyema - eMedicine.com Clinical overview of the condition in which inflammatory fluid and debris collects within the pleural space. http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic245.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Teratoma occupying the left hemithorax ... of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, ... Video-assisted thoracoscopic management of an anterior mediastinal teratoma: report of a case. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1308873   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Clearance of technetium-99m-DTPA and HRCT findings in the evaluation of ... Katerina M Antoniou,1 Katerina Malagari,2 Nikolaos Tzanakis,1 Kostas ... [9] and confirmed by lung biopsy with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1386704   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary A huge posteromedial mediastinal cyst complicated with vertebral ... ... mediastinoscopic drainage, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) or open thoracotomy [7,8] ... Thoracoscopic resection of mediastinal cysts. Ann Thorac ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1563467   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Eosinophilic Pneumonia - eMedicine.com Clinical overview of the group of lung infections characterized by pulmonary eosinophilia and infiltrates. http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic695.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Thymic Tumors : Article by Dale K Mueller ... of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery, OSF St Francis Medical ... cervical mediastinoscopy or video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) techniques. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3448.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Neurogenic Tumors of the Mediastinum : Article by Dale K ... ... by either standard thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) techniques. ... using microsurgery and thoracoscopic surgery for resecting a dumbbell ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3450.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Solitary Pulmonary Nodule : Article by Sat Sharma Patients with solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are usually asymptomatic; ... resection of smaller nodules with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3559.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Diaphragmatic Paralysis : Article by Sat Sharma The respiratory system functions as a vital pump that moves air in and out of ... Plication can also be performed via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic554.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Idiopathic Scoliosis : Article by Charles T Mehlman, DO, MPH Idiopathic Scoliosis - Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of spinal ... anatomy, especially as it relates to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) ... http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic504.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary show more 1  2

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