OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracic surgery in reaching a specific diagnosis in @entity1 with @entity401 . METHODS: Thirty-eight @entity1 with @entity401 (19 males, 19 females; mean age 47.73 years) who had undergone video-assisted thoracic surgery at Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, between 2010 and 2013 were evaluated retrospectively in this study. Preoperative evaluations including cardiac and pulmonary assessments were performed. Data were recorded in forms prepared for this study and included age, sex, symptoms, imaging findings, operation duration, chest drain withdrawal time, postoperative hospital stay, hospital mortality, and specific diagnosis of the disease. RESULTS: The most common symptom was @entity1353 (38 @entity1 , 100%). The most common computed tomography finding was a reticular pattern (30 @entity1 , 78.94%). Surgery complications included persistent air leak in 3 (7.9%) cases and wound infection in 2 (5.26%). There was no hospital death and no need for reoperation. The average of operative time was 50   min. The mean time for chest drain withdrawal and postoperative hospitalization was 4 and 5 days, respectively. The most common diagnoses were @entity2416 in 9 (23.68%) @entity1 and @entity370 in 6 (15.78%). A specific diagnosis was not reached in 2/38 (5.26%) @entity1 after video-assisted thoracic surgery. CONCLUSION: Video-assisted thoracic surgery is a highly effective and safe method for establishing a specific diagnosis in @entity1 with @entity401 .

Efficacy of minimally invasive surgery in diagnosis of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1353 :: ('MESH:D004417', 'Disease') :: ['dyspnea'] @entity2416 :: ('MESH:D054990', 'Disease') :: ['usual interstitial pneumonia'] @entity401 :: ('MESH:D017563', 'Disease') :: ['interstitial lung disease'] @entity370 :: ('MESH:D012507', 'Disease') :: ['sarcoidosis']
@entity401 :: (MESH:D017563,Disease) :: ['interstitial lung disease']
