The robotic platform can be viewed as an advanced thoracoscopic instrument and can be utilized for any pathology amenable to thoracoscopic surgery. This ultimately comes down to surgeon comfort, but many have demonstrated the robotic approach to be u...
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Jul 9, 2022
Robot-assisted thymectomy through a subxiphoid scopic approach can provide a good surgical view, similar to that of median sternotomy. We originally used the subxiphoid port only for the robotic scope to avoid instrument collision with the assistant ...
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Oct 22, 2021
OBJECTIVES: Complete thymectomy is a key component of the optimal treatment for myasthenia gravis. Unilateral, minimally invasive approaches are increasingly utilized with debate about the optimal laterality approach. A right-sided approach has a wid...
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Aug 1, 2020
OBJECTIVES: Robotic thymectomy via the subxiphoid approach (RTX) is a recently introduced surgical approach. This study aimed to report on the surgical technique and early outcomes of RTX in our institute.
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