Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Resection and Reconstruction of Carina and Trachea for Malignant or Benign Disease in 12 Patients: Three Centers' Experience in China

VATS resection and reconstruction of the carina or trachea are feasible, and these procedures can be safely performed using the techniques described. We believe, with the accumulation of VATS experience, these procedures could be adopted as routine approaches in tracheal surgery.