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Lateral thoracotomy
A lateral thoracotomy is a surgical incision along the side of the chest, entering between the ribs to expose the heart, lungs, hilum, or mediastinum.
Mini-thoracotomy
A mini-thoracotomy is a small-incision surgical technique reaching the chest through a 4- to 7-cm opening between the ribs, used mainly for cardiac valve surgery.
Minithoracotomy
Minithoracotomy is a small-incision chest approach in cardiac surgery, using a 4–7 cm right lateral cut to reach the mitral and aortic valves without dividing the sternum.
Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery
Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is a minimally invasive technique where a surgeon at a console drives wristed robotic instruments inside the chest, most often for lung resection.
Thoracoscopic lobectomy
Thoracoscopic lobectomy is minimally invasive surgery that removes an entire lung lobe through small, non-rib-spreading incisions guided by a video camera, used mainly for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
Thoracoscopic lung resection
Thoracoscopic lung resection is minimally invasive removal of lung tissue through small incisions without rib spreading, ranging from wedge resection to lobectomy, mainly for lung tumors including early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (uniportal VATS) passes a camera and all instruments through one 2.5–5 cm incision, avoiding rib spreading; it was first described in 2004.
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or uniportal VATS, is a minimally invasive chest surgery technique in which the camera and all instruments pass through a single small incision.