%0 Journal Article %T First uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery masterclass in Ecuador %A Barba-Pacheco, John %A Navarro, Gutenberg %A Gonzalez-Rivas, Diego %A Polit, Fernando %A Wong, Pamela %A Nieto, Fabrizio %A Romero, Manuel %A Carrera, Jaime %A Villacis, Jonathan %A Zambrano, Martha J. %A Bravo, Karina %A Velastegui, Renee %A Rodríguez, Freddy %A Reyes, Manuel %A Cullacay, Silvia %A Cercado, Ramiex %A Salvatierra, Sara %J Journal of Visualized Surgery %D 2017 %B 2017 %9 %! First uniportal video assisted thoracic surgery masterclass in Ecuador %K %X Currently video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and the evolution Uniportal VATS have a worldwide acceptance and Ecuador is not exception when we decided invited to Dr. Diego Gonzalez-Rivas pioneer surgeon in the world of single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures, with the aim to provide a faster recovery of the patients compared to those who received a conventional thoracotomy. We thanks the opportunity to present a report to the first Masterclass in Uniportal VATS with live surgery, performed on February 23 rd to 24 th of 2017 at the Luis Vernaza Hospital in Guayaquil-Ecuador. In addition to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of the uniportal VATS technique we presented a video of uniportal VATS left lower lobectomy performed by Dr. Diego Gonzalez-Rivas during the first uniportal masterclass in Guayaquil, Ecuador. %U https://jovs.amegroups.org/article/view/15125 %V 3 %P %@ 2221-2965