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Cancer Care: Areas of Expertise
Holy Cross Hospital Cancer Institute
Lung Care Center
Holy Cross Hospital Cancer Institute
Lung Care Center
Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
Surgeons at
the Holy Cross Hospital Lung Care Center specialize in minimally
invasive surgical management of lung cancer. The minimally-invasive
equipped operating room at Holy Cross Hospital give our thoracic
surgeons access to state-of-the-art technology.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique available at the Holy Cross Hospital Lung Care Center that allows surgeons to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer more easily than other procedures. As with most other minimally invasive procedures, VATS uses small cameras and instruments to see and operate inside the body without making large incisions.
VATS enables surgeons to remove tumors close to the outer edges of the lung and test them for cancer. The technique uses openings that are less than one inch in diameter. With the VATS procedure, many patients experience less pain, less scarring, and shorter hospital stays with decreased mortality. In many cases, patients return to normal activities sooner. VATS has dramatically changed the approach to the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.
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