Best Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Delhi NCR
VATS is a Minimally Invasive Thoracoscopic Surgery performed to diagnose and treat various diseases in the chest wall. The surgery is performed via a thoracoscope that has a tiny video camera attached to it. This thoracoscope is inserted inside your chest wall to access the inner organs with smaller incisions.
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Laparoscopy Surgeries may seem simple, but need a lot of Experience and Dexterity
Dr Sumeet Shah has extensively trained and accomplished Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgeon, he has been attached to some of the leading hospitals of Delhi. Dr Shah has been practicing Surgery for more than 20 years and has several thousand successful operations and satisfied patients to his credit.
Dr Shah has several presentations to his credit and has been invited as Faculty/ Expert at more than 100 National/ International meetings of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeons.He has presented more than 50 invited papers at various specialist meetings.
He is passionate to build trust and to provide highest standards of medical excellence, scientific knowledge and patient care.
Graduation (M.B.B.S) – Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi – 1993
Post graduate (M.S) in General Surgery – 1997
Diplomat of National Board (DNB) in General Surgery – National Board of Examination, Delhi.
Advanced training in Gastro-Intestinal Surgery – AIIMS, New Delhi
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery and has received special training in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.
Fellowship – Indian Association of Gastro Intestinal Endosurgeons (FIAGES)
Advanced Laparoscopy Fellowship (FALS) in Metabolic / Bariatric and Hernia Surgery
About the Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery or VATS Procedure
You will be given general anesthesia before performing VATS so that you are fast asleep and you can’t feel any pain during the procedure. After you are asleep, some small incisions are made in your chest area and the thoracoscope is inserted, along with that some other small instruments are inserted through other small incisions. The required procedure is performed (such as drainage of fluid from the lung cavity) and the camera and instruments are taken out. The incision is closed with surgical glue and a bandage is applied to it. The patient is then sent to the recovery room.
FAQs about VATS Procedure in Delhi
- To remove a part of the lung (lobectomy) in lung cancer
- Drain the fluid from the lung cavity
- To perform a heart procedure such as mitral valve implantation, pacemaker placement, etc.
- To perform a biopsy ( to take some tissue from a specific area such as food pipe, heart, lung, etc to examine for malignancy)
- To perform a food pipe (esophagus) surgery
- Treat the birth defects of the chest wall
- To treat diaphragmatic hernia
- One of the most experienced general surgeons in Delhi
- You will have no to minimal scar as the incisions are closed by surgical glue and not the stitches in most cases.
- Don’t smoke and drink before and after the VATS procedure.
- Please inform us about any allergies you have, before going through the procedure
- Keep a list of all the medicines you take regularly or inform these beforehand
- Please don’t lift any heavy weights till your recovery period.
- You will have to go through some diagnostic tests such as chest x-ray, ECG, pulmonary function tests, and some blood tests.
It depends upon what kind of procedure has been done along with VATS, such as if a part of your lung has been removed from your lung, then you may need to stay for about a few days in the hospital. However, if the fluid has been drained from your lungs then you can go home the next day as per your general health condition and recovery.
- Shorter hospital stay
- Smaller incision
- Less blood loss
- Faster recovery
- Smallest scars
- Decreased postoperative pain
- Blood Test
- ECG
- Lung function or pulmonary tests
- Chest x-ray
- CT Scan or MRI as required
Yes, depending upon the kind of procedure you have gone through, a follow-up appointment is required after about 7 to 10 days of VATS.
Depending upon the procedure you have gone through, most patients return to their desk job about two weeks post-surgery.
