European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Nov 1, 2023
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this retrospective study was to summarize our experience in performing robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for mediastinal tumours in children to investigate its safety and feasibility.
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2023
Surgery for mediastinal and chest wall tumors requires various approaches, including open and thoracoscopic, depending on the size and localization of the tumor. While robotic surgery for anterior mediastinal tumors has become a standardized approach...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2023
The subxiphoid approach in thymectomy provides better visibility around the left brachiocephalic vein than the lateral thoracic approach. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is easier to parform than video- assisted thoracoscopic surgery for surgery...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2023
In Japan, robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) was introduced in thoracic surgery in 2001, but it did not become widespread. However, surgery for mediastinal tumors and lobectomy for lung cancer with RATS were covered by insurance in 2018 and are c...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2023
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery( RATS) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery are minimally invasive surgical approaches to the chest wall that avoid sternotomy. We report on the innovations in RATS mediastinal tumor surgery performed in our d...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2023
In 2019, our facility introduced robot-assisted surgery for mediastinal tumors using da Vinci Si, which was upgrade to da Vinci X and Xi in 2021. Initially, the unilateral thoracic cavity approach was used for robot-assisted surgeries. The unilateral...
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Oct 4, 2021
A 24-year-old man presented with a dumbbell-shaped right posterior mediastinal mass. The patient was placed in the prone position following general anaesthesia and intubation. After laminectomy and dissection of the dorsal part of the tumour using a ...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Sep 1, 2020
A man was diagnosed with a left upper mediastinal mass. The mass was located near the left subclavian vein, phrenic nerve, vagus nerve, left subclavian artery, and left brachiocephalic vein. He underwent a robotic surgery without additional approache...
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