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. 2016 Mar;5(2):100–106. doi: 10.21037/acs.2016.03.05

Table 3. Approach for lung anatomic resection instead of uniportal VATS.

N (%)
Surgery used
   2-port VATS 13 (7.2)
   Hybrid procedure 3 (1.6)
   Thoracotomy 11 (6.1)
Reason for thoracotomy
   Technical difficulties 7 (3.9)
      Sleeve 1 (0.6)
      Arterioplasty 2 (1.1)
      Tumor size 3 (1.6)
      Vascular malformation 1 (0.6)
   Vascular accident 4 (2.2)

VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.