The use of ultrasonography helped experienced surgeons identify intrathoracic adhesions and guided medical thoracoscopy access even when pleural effusion was absent, according to study results ...

KOCHI: The advent of new technology has helped both the patient and doctor alike. One of the recent advances in cardiothoracic surgery has been VATS or Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.&nb ...

As it does not require cutting through several groups of muscles , entering the chest cavity is quicker and simple with reduced blood loss (during conventional thoracotomy , blood loss can be ...

A workshop on Thoracoscopy and video-thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), commonly known as keyhole chest surgery, was held at KIMS Hospital .The workshop was inaugurated by Dr K Poulose Jacob, Vice ...