ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018
Uniportal
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Postoperative pain management after VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax - a systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Safe introduction of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in an academic center: the learning process and training implications.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Surgical technique of uniportal VATS for pneumothorax: the lateral and subxiphoid approaches.Journal of visualized surgery · 2026Article
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- Enhanced pain management improves CPTS outcomes.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Article
- May fascial blocks reduce chronic pain in Uniportal-VATS? Comment on "Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open thoracotomy for chronic pain after surgery: a prospective cohort study".Journal of anesthesia · 2025Article
- Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- A prospective comparative study of thoracoscopic transareolar and uniportal approaches for young male patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
- Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery and perioperative pirfenidone for lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Article
- Chronic chest pain and paresthesia after video-assisted thoracoscopy for primary pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Uniportal approach as an alternative to the three-portal approach to video-assisted thoracic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Bio-artificial pleura using autologous dermal fibroblast sheets to mitigate air leaks during thoracoscopic lung resection.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2021Article
- UniportJournal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Feasibility of thoracoscopic pulmonary bullectomy using a transareolar approach for treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: what is better to do?Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Next-day discharge following small uniportal thoracoscopic bullectomy assisted with an anchoring suture.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- Minimally invasive approach to pneumothorax: Single port or two ports?Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi · 2019Article
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13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe role of triportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is widely recognized for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and the potential advantages of uniportal VATS (U-VATS) for the treatment of PSP compared with triportal VATS.
methodsA total of 104 triportal (n=39) and uniportal (n=65) VATS procedures where performed for the treatment of PSP in two University hospitals. The prospectively collected data of postoperative outcomes were retrospectively reviewed and a 1:1 propensity score matching analysis was performed to compare the two VATS approaches.
resultsNo major adverse events occurred after operation. Compared with triportal-VATS, Uniportal-VATS showed the same effectiveness in terms of risk of recurrence (null in both groups), post-operative complications (P=1.000) and operating time (66.04±16.92
conclusionsU-VATS is feasible and safe and may be a less invasive alternative to triportal VATS for the treatment of PSP because of its effectiveness in reducing postoperative pain, paresthesia, hospital stay and in improving cosmetic results.
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