RIBEIRO, M.; ANDRINO DA SILVA, W.; CONFESSOR DE SOUSA, R. K.; SILVA DE MORAIS, A.; PORTO CÂMARA, L.; COSTA DE MEDEIROS DANTAS, J. L. Introduction: Video-assisted thoracic surgery is a well-known and established technique for the treatment of lung diseases. It is considered less invasive than conventional open thoracotomy and, as a result, provides less pain and less impairment of lung . JOURNAL OF SURGICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 1, p. 13–27, 2024. DOI: 10.20398/jscr.v15i1.35450. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/jscr/article/view/35450. Acesso em: 14 aug. 2024.