- minimizing of operative trauma
- precision surgical manipulations by the optical magnification of the surgical field
- better hemostasis
- reduction of perioperative pain
- improvement of aesthetic result
The principal operative techniques currently employed in the diagnostic and therapeutic area of Thoracic Surgery are:
- Video-Assisted Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopy (VAM)
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (RATS)
- Hyperthermic Intra-Thoracic Chemotherapy (HIThoC)
