Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) - Mayo Clinic Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique used to diagnose and treat problems in the chest During a VATS procedure, a tiny camera and surgical tools are inserted into the chest through one or more small cuts in the chest wall
Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery - Johns Hopkins Medicine What is VATS? Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of surgery for diagnosing and treating many conditions affecting the chest area (thorax) It is done using a thin tube with a tiny video camera at the end (thoracoscope) It's a type of minimally invasive surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (Thoracoscopic Surgery) VATS, or video-assisted thoracic surgery, is a procedure that allows doctors to visualize, diagnose, and treat various conditions related to the chest, lungs, and heart
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery - What You Need to Know What do I need to know about video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)? VATS is surgery to look at your lung with a scope A scope is a long tube with a camera on the end VATS is usually done to diagnose or treat conditions of the lungs and pleura (thin lining covering the lungs)
What Is a VATS Procedure? | Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or VATS, is a minimally invasive surgery in which a thoracic surgeon makes small incisions in the chest and inserts a tiny camera called a thoracoscope