Thoracic Surgery

The surgical anatomy of a (robot-assisted) minimally invasive transcervical esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND: Transcervical esophagectomy allows for esophagectomy through transcervical access and by...

Robotic Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.

Robotic minimally invasive esophagectomy can be safely performed by adhering to key technical princi...

Robotic Lobectomy.

Robotic lobectomy volume in the United States has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. Impro...

A Review of Robotic Thoracic Surgery Adoption and Future Innovations.

The embracing of new technology and surgical innovation has been one of the hallmarks of cardiothora...

Biportal robotic pulmonary lobectomy, initial experience - case report.

INTRODUCTION: Thanks to perfect visualization and high maneuverability of instruments, the robotic t...

Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy - our first experience.

INTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive esophagectomy is associated with lower postoperative morbidity and ...

[Introduction of Robot-assisted Lung Segmentectomy].

Robot-assisted lung segmentectomy will be covered by insurance starting 2020. The results of the Jap...

Evaluation of voice function after BABA robotic thyroid lobectomy: A comparative analysis with endoscopic thyroid lobectomy.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of robotic thyroid lobectomy via Bilateral Axlio...

McKeown esophagectomy: robot-assisted versus conventional minimally invasive technique-systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This meta-analysis assesses the surgical outcomes between robot-assisted min...

An Ontology for Cardiothoracic Surgical Education and Clinical Data Analytics.

The development of an ontology facilitates the organization of the variety of concepts used to descr...

ACRnet: Adaptive Cross-transfer Residual neural network for chest X-ray images discrimination of the cardiothoracic diseases.

Cardiothoracic diseases are a serious threat to human health and chest X-ray image is a great refere...

[Two Cases of Robot-Assisted Total Pelvic Exenteration and Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer].

We describe two cases of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treated with robot-assisted total pel...

Robot-assisted Versus Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Early Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial: the RAMIE Trial.

OBJECTIVE: To compare perioperative and long-term outcomes of robot-assisted minimally invasive esop...

Learning curve for robot-assisted Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.

This study aimed to demonstrate the learning curve of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectom...

[Deep Learning-based Risk Prediction Model for Postoperative Healthcare-associated Infections].

Objective To develop a risk prediction model combining pre/intraoperative risk factors and intraoper...

[Ⅰ. Robot-Assisted Transmediastinal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer].

Comparison between robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal and hilar lymph node dissection in lung cancer surgery.

OBJECTIVES: Lymph node dissection (LND) with robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) in lung can...

Long-term and short-term outcomes of robot- versus video-assisted anatomic lung resection in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVES: Minimally invasive thoracic surgery has evolved with the introduction of robotic platfor...

[Robot-assisted thoracic surgery-Areas of application and limitations].

The proportion of robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is continuously increasing. The main areas ...

Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE): tips and tricks from the bedside assistant view-expert experiences.

The role of bedside assistants in robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy is important. It i...

Technical details of the hand-sewn and circular-stapled anastomosis in robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy.

The circular mechanical and hand-sewn intrathoracic anastomosis are most often used in robot-assiste...