Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery course in Mexico—first experience

Autor: Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Enrique Guzmán-de Alba, Erick Céspedes-Meneses, José Manuel Echavarri-Arana, Alejandro Tort-Martínez, Joao Carlos das Neves-Pereira
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Visualized Surgery. 2:142-142
ISSN: 2221-2965
DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2016.07.24
Popis: “The First Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Uniportal Course” in Mexico was held from July 13th to 15th in Mexico City, at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER). Thoracic surgeons from around Mexico assisted the course. The special guests were the Spanish doctor Diego González-Rivas and the Brasilian doctor Joao Carlos das Neves-Pereira. The course included live surgery and wet lab. Demonstration of the uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) technique was done. The course was a success and Mexican thoracic surgeons were ready to adopt this technique.
Databáze: OpenAIRE