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In fact, uniportal VATS not only represents the evolution of multiportal VATS, with the potential to reduce postoperative pain, chest wall trauma, and recovery time, but has also led to a paradigm shift in thoracic surgery, redefining the limits of minimally invasive pulmonary resection. Initially developed for minor thoracic procedures, the first milestone in its evolution occurred in 2011 with the report of the first uniportal lobectomy. Since then, uniportal VATS technique has rapidly spread and has become an established minimally invasive approach for lung cancer treatment in many centers worldwide. Progressively, this technique has expanded from lobectomy to segmentectomy and from standard anatomical resections to highly complex bronchovascular reconstructions. 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