Minimally invasive right pneumonectomy can be a complicated procedure, but in the absence of hilar involvement by both neoplasm and lymph nodes, it does not show considerable technical difficulties and is feasible for all surgeons with minimally invasive experience.
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Robotic
June 28, 2023
This video describes a case of a carcinoid tumor of the middle lobe bronchus with involvement of the insertion of middle lobe, which was removed using a RATS lobectomy.
May 25, 2023
Seventeen procedures were identified by a Delphi process as feasible for simulation-based training.
May 25, 2023
This video shows a robotic phrenic-sparing thymectomy for a B3 thymoma after ICG detection of the phrenic nerve and periphrenic vessels.
April 11, 2023
This video demonstrates a robotic assisted mitral valve repair after a failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.
April 10, 2023
This video reviews the technique for robotic-assisted paraesophageal hernia repair with both Dor and Nissen fundoplications, focusing on operative anatomy and critical steps for early learners.
March 23, 2023
This study set out to analyze the shifting surgical approach and outcomes in esophagectomy using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Surgery Database. The authors found that over the past decade, the dominant approach has changed to be overwhelmingly minimally invasive.
March 16, 2023
This multicenter retrospective study aimed to compare the outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (U-RATS) with multiportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (M-RATS).
March 15, 2023
This video demonstrates a hybrid robotic assisted right upper lobectomy with en bloc chest wall resection for a Pancoast tumor.
March 13, 2023
This video demonstrates the removal of an anterior mediastinal mass, which was confirmed as an ectopic parathyroid adenoma, via a robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.