What's new in modern thoracic surgery?

At different times, in different years, thoracic surgeons in the breast, surgery of the lungs, heart, esophagus and mediastinum involved. It was spun out of thoracic surgery such modern areas such as cardiac surgery, mammalogy, vascular surgery. On the current state of the art of medicine, the tendency to regain all these disciplines.

Minimally invasive technologies developed Thoracic Surgeons (Videothoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy), there were new opportunities for occupational lung, heart and mediastinum.

Revived by a number of forgotten traumatic events in nerve trunks, expanded diagnostic capabilities by obtaining tissue samples for histological examination, are gone long hours of operation, accompanied by blood loss and gross mnogolitrovymi cosmetic defects.

Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Thoracoscopy and includes manipulation, introduced in part by conventional surgical instruments through an additional incision (5-8 cm) without retractor.

 Advantages

 -the possibility of direct examination, palpation and manipulation of the treated area;
 -the use of standard tools for the preparation and ligation of vessels;
 remove-a unique opportunity, a large amount of tissue through the incision.

 Potential disadvantages

 -more pronounced compared to thoracoscopy postoperative pain and worst cosmetic effect.