Awake Uniportal VATS for the Evacuation of an Extensive, Superinfected Hemothorax in a Patient with Advanced Mediastinal SMARCA4-Deficient Tumor

Abstract

Background The so-called nonintubated or awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (NIVATS) is performed on spontaneously breathing patients, which was shown to reduce postoperative complications and shorten hospital stay.

Keywords

• thoracic surgery
• mediastinal tumor
• minimally invasive surgery
• pathology
• pleural disease
• thoracoscopy/VATS