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Objective To evaluate the feasibility of 3D thoracoscopic system in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (uniportal VATS) for the treatment of thoracic diseases. Methods 7 cases of thoracic diseases were accomplished with 3D thoracoscope from Nov 2015 to Dec 2015, including 3 cases of lobectomy, 2 cases of wedge resection of pulmonary tumor, 2 cases of mediastinal mass. Results All the operations were completed successfully, without conversion to open surgery. All the patient recovery successfully. The data of operative time, bleeding volume, postoperative chest tube drainage and hospital time and postoperative complications were counted. No complications and tumor recurrence or metastasis were observed during the followed 3 months. Conclusion 3D thoracoscopic system can be used in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (uniportal VATS) safely and provide high-definition and better sense of depth which facilitate the operation more precise and safer.
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Objective To compare the efficacy of uniportal VATS and single utility port VATS in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.Method From January 2013 to December 2015, we retrospectively collected clinical data of 53 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax who were treated with uniportal VATS, as study group; compared with control group: 53 patients received single utility port VATS in the same period. The clinical data was compared between the two groups, including the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, drainage time, postoperative extubation time, postoperative pain score, postoperative hospitalization and recurrence.Results All patients were successfully completed the operation, no death and serious complications occurred. There were no significant differences in intraoperative blood lose, duration of chest drainage, duration of hospital stay and incidence of serious postoperative complications between two groups (P > 0.05). Mean Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) score for 24 h post-operative pain was: (2.60 ± 0.71) for uniportal VATS and (3.38 ± 0.84) for single utility port VATS (P > 0.05), 72 h post-operative pain was: (1.30 ± 0.51) for uniportal VATS and (1.58 ± 0.62) for single utility port VATS (P > 0.05). Follow up 5 ~ 36 months, median follow up was 19 months. No recurrence occurred during follow up.Conclusions The study suggested that both surgical approaches to spontaneous pneumothorax are safe and effective. Significant differences were found for early post-operative pain between the two approaches, the uniportal way is better. It is worthy of clinical promoting.