Η εφαρμογή των ελάχιστα επεμβατικών τεχνικών στην θωρακοχειρουργική επιδιώκει κι επιτυγχάνει:

• minimizing of operative trauma
• precision surgical manipulations by the optical magnification of the surgical field
• better hemostasis
• reduction of perioperative pain
• improvement of aesthetic result

The principal operative techniques currently employed in the diagnostic and therapeutic area of Thoracic Surgery are:

• Video-assisted Rigid Bronchoscopy
• Video-assisted Mediastinoscopy (VAM)
• Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
• Robotic-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (RATS)
• Hyperthermic Intra-Thoracic Chemotherapy (HIThoC)