Journal
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jpm12081195
Keywords
robot; robot-assisted thoracic surgery; mediastinal tumor; thymectomy; port placement
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This study describes the optimal position and port placement during robotic resection for various mediastinal tumors. The choice of approach should be based on the size, location, and aggressiveness of the tumor.
This study aimed to determine the optimal position and port placement during robotic resection for various mediastinal tumors. For anterior mediastinal tumors, total or extended thymectomy is commonly performed in the supine position using the lateral or subxiphoid approach. Although it is unclear which approach is better during robotic thymectomy, technical advantages of subxiphoid approach are beneficial for patients with myasthenia who require extended thymectomy. Partial thymectomy is performed in the supine position using a lateral approach. Superior, middle, and posterior mediastinal tumors are resected in the decubitus position using the lateral approach, whereas dumbbell tumor resection, which requires a posterior approach, can be performed in the prone position. The position and port placement should be chosen depending on the size, location, and aggressiveness of the tumor. In this study, we describe how to choose which of these different robotic approaches can be used based on our experience and previous reports.
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