The thoracoscopic view (A) shows wedge resection of the lung using a stapling device. The illustration (B) shows the positioning of the instruments, but note that the thoracoscope is out of the plane of view and is not seen.
VATS: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Modified from: Demmy TL. Overview and general considerations for video-assisted thoracic surgery. In: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS), Demmy TL (Ed), Landes Bioscience, 2001.