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ReviewFrontiers in surgery2026

The unified front: a multidisciplinary approach in the Era of uniportal thoracic surgery.

Aliss Chang, Wei Liu, Joyce Chan, Clarence Chan, Rainbow Lau, Calvin Ng

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Review in Frontiers in surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Aliss ChangDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wei LiuDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Joyce ChanDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Clarence ChanDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Rainbow LauDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Calvin NgDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The evolution of thoracic surgery from open thoracotomy to uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) represents a paradigm shift toward minimizing surgical trauma. However, the changing landscape of thoracic oncology-characterized by an increase in subsolid nodules, multifocal ground-glass opacities, and locally advanced disease requiring neoadjuvant therapy-demands more than surgical innovation alone. This review explores the critical intersection of U-VATS with multidisciplinary collaboration. We examine how the integration of medical oncology, interventional pulmonology, and radiology enhances the capabilities of the single-port approach. This review will discuss specific combinatorial techniques, including uniportal lung resection following neoadjuvant treatment, navigation bronchoscopic-guided localization strategies, and combining U-VATS with concomitant transbronchial ablation. Finally, we address the logistical and economic challenges inherent in maintaining such complex collaborative frameworks.

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localizationlung cancermultidiciplinarymultifocalnavigation bronchoscopytransbronchial ablationuniportalvideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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PMID42852109
PMCPMC13649079

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