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[Members Only] J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 116(5): 307-310, 2015
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MINIMALLY INVASIVE THORACIC SURGERY: PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Minimally invasive general thoracic surgery entered a new era with the introduction of thoracoscopic surgery into clinical practice in the early 1990s. Thoracoscopic surgery is already widely accepted in most countries. However, single-port thoracic surgery, needlescopic thoracic surgery, and robot-assisted thoracic surgery are not yet accepted widely. More advances in the instruments and equipment appear necessary.
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