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  1. Shanda Blackmon, M.D., M.P.H.

    Shanda Blackmon, M.D., M.P.H.

    1. General Surgeon
    2. Cardiothoracic Surgeon
    1. Rochester, Minnesota
    Areas of focus:

    Minimally invasive surgery, VATS, Esophageal cancer, Lung cancer more

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  2. Victor F. Trastek, M.D.

    Victor F. Trastek, M.D.

    1. Phoenix, Arizona
    Areas of focus:

    Lung volume reduction surgery, VATS, Diverticulitis, Esophageal cancer, GERD, Germ cell tumor, Lung cancer, Myasthenia gravis, Throat cancer, Tracheal stenosis more

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Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists study new uses and techniques to improve the quality and safety of surgical procedures, such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) care at Mayo Clinic

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References
  1. Demmy T, et al. Overview of video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). http://www.uptodate.com. Accessed Aug. 2, 2016.
  2. Lewis MI, et al. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. In: Medical Management of the Thoracic Surgery Patient. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2010. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Aug. 2, 2016.
  3. Miller DL, et al. Videothoracoscopic wedge excision of the lung. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1992;54:410.
  4. Riggin EA. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. July 26, 2016.
  5. Cameron JL, et al. Video-assisted thoracic surgery. In: Current Surgical Therapy. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders; 2014.
  6. Linx Reflux Management System – P100049. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/DeviceApprovalsandClearances/Recently-ApprovedDevices/ucm300790.htm. Accessed Aug. 3, 2016.
  7. Sheu EG, et al. Evaluation of the LINX antireflux procedure. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2015;31:334.
  8. Makdisi G, et al. Successful resection of giant mediastinal lipofibroadenoma of the thymus by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015;100:698.

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