In VATS, a few small incisions or cuts are made ... Anyone who has experienced a collapsed lung will need to monitor it to ...

A VATS lobectomy, or thoracoscopic lobectomy ... The procedure is performed with general anesthesia using a special endotracheal tube that allows intentional collapse of the lung which is operated on.

Research shows results from a presurgical 6-minute walk test may predict cardiopulmonary risk after uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer.