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A New Approach for Thymic Pathologies: VATS CO₂ Insufflation Technique [1]

Submitted by ecurcio [2] on Fri, 2026-01-09 14:26

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Musab Yeni̇köy, Sema Tuzcu, Ezin Cem Yeni̇, Kuthan Kavakli

In this study, the authors aimed to demonstrate their new approach to mediastinal pathologies with CO₂ insufflation, showing how they preserved both phrenic nerves. In comparison to the uniportal subxphoid approach, the surgeons completely removed pericardial fatty tissue.  

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A Wolf brand imaging system was used. 

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