|title=VATS & Thoracoscopic Procedures for Mesothelioma: Diagnosis, Staging, Treatment
|description=Comprehensive guide to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and thoracoscopy for malignant pleural mesothelioma — diagnostic yield, st
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...a biopsy procedures including thoracentesis, CT-guided core needle biopsy, VATS thoracoscopy, laparoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and open surgical biopsy with a
|keywords=mesothelioma biopsy, thoracoscopy biopsy, VATS biopsy mesothelioma, CT-guided pleural biopsy, mesothelioma diagnosis, thor
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...nant pleural effusion, talc pleurodesis, indwelling pleural catheter, IPC, VATS pleurodesis, trapped lung, TIME2 trial, AMPLE trial, BTS guidelines, chemic
...10px; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | Hospital Stay (VATS)
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...ncluding fluorescence-guided surgery, intraoperative photodynamic therapy, VATS approaches, and integration with immunotherapy represent the evolving front
...on with an indwelling pleural catheter. The MesoVATS trial, which compared VATS partial pleurectomy to talc pleurodesis in 175 patients with malignant pleu
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...0.1101/2021.11.27.21265291 Comparison of VATS P/D Surgery plus HITHOC with VATS Talc Pleurodesis for MPM: A Randomized Pilot Study], medRxiv (2021)</ref>
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...video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery ([[VATS_and_Thoracoscopic_Procedures|VATS]]), the vector comes into direct contact with the tumor lining rather than
...instillation through an indwelling pleural catheter, chest tube, or during VATS. This approach ensures high local vector concentration at the tumor surface
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| style="padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | Comparable to VATS; allows direct visualization and multiple targeted biopsies; avoids general
| style="padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)'''
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...'''CT-guided core needle biopsy''' for lesions accessible percutaneously. VATS biopsy is generally preferred because it provides larger tissue samples, al
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...26-32% of cases'''—tissue biopsy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) achieves '''98% accuracy'''.<ref>[https://mesothelioma.net/mesothelioma/di
| style="padding:12px;" | VATS, thoracoscopy, needle biopsy
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...ght lung. His pulmonologist performs video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) to drain the fluid and obtain multiple biopsy specimens from the thickened
...urgery (VATS) to obtain larger tissue samples for complete evaluation. The VATS biopsy provides adequate tissue for immunohistochemistry, confirming malign
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...bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | MesoVATS trial showed no survival benefit for VATS over talc pleurodesis<ref name="pmcpain" /><ref name="mesonet4" />
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* [[VATS and Thoracoscopic Procedures]] — Minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeu
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* [[VATS_and_Thoracoscopic_Procedures|VATS and Thoracoscopic Procedures]]
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* [[VATS_and_Thoracoscopic_Procedures|VATS and Thoracoscopic Procedures]] — minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery f
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...d type, this may involve thoracoscopy (video-assisted thoracic surgery, or VATS) for pleural cases, laparoscopy for peritoneal cases, or CT-guided needle b
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...s], Mesothelioma Lawyer Center</ref> Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or laparoscopy provides the substantial tissue samples needed for accurate
* '''Thoracoscopy (VATS)''' — camera-guided surgical procedure to obtain pleural tissue samples; pr
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