This video demonstrates a 42-year-old woman with seropositive myasthenia gravis who underwent successful bilateral robotic extended thymectomy for a 9 cm thymoma infiltrating the pericardium, right phrenic nerve, and right lung. Clear margins were achieved, and surgical clips were placed for potential adjuvant radiotherapy.
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Mediastinum
November 4, 2025
August 8, 2025
At the 2024 Birmingham Review Course, a presentation on “Staging the Mediastinum With EBUS” was delivered.
July 3, 2025
This multicenter retrospective study compared video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) for anterior mediastinal lesions in 1,076 patients across three Chinese centers.
June 11, 2025
This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted multiportal intrathoracic resection of a complex goiter using the da Vinci Xi system, following a previous transcervical approach.
May 23, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful repair of a small chronic tracheoesophageal fistula at the thoracic inlet in a 77-year-old male. The procedure utilized a hybrid approach that entailed esophageal mobilization via the left neck followed by robotic fistula repair from the right chest.
April 2, 2025
This video presents a unique case of a patient with a benign posterior mediastinal nerve sheath tumor who was treated with concurrent neurosurgical and thoracic resection, showcasing the robotic thoracic resection of the tumor.
April 1, 2025
This video presents a challenging case of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for a recurrent secondary pleural hydatid cyst in a patient previously managed by open thoracotomy, highlighting key tips and techniques for effective management.
January 2, 2025
This study reports on initial experiences with the da Vinci single-port system. The authors retrospectively reviewed patients with an anterior mediastinal mass who underwent surgery using the da Vinci single-port system via a subxiphoid approach between October 2020 and April 2024.
November 14, 2024
Uniportal robotic-assisted extended thymectomy is a minimally invasive technique that combines the benefits of robotic surgery with a single-port approach, which may provide enhanced precision and faster recovery while maintaining safety and oncological efficacy. This video demonstrates a uniportal robotic-assisted extended thymectomy.
October 24, 2024
A 37-year-old female athlete with severe pectus excavatum with hemodynamic repercussion underwent a successful surgical correction using the cross-bar technique and cryoanalgesia for pain management.