ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2020
Clinical efficacy of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors.
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- Robotic excision of posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumours: Technique and surgical outcomes.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2024Article
- Outcomes of robot-assisted versus video-assisted mediastinal mass resection during the initial learning curve.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Robotic resection of mediastinal masses: a decade of experience.Journal of visualized surgery · 2024Article
- Efficacy of using Maryland forceps versus electrocoagulation hooks in da Vinci robot-assisted thoracoscopic mediastinal tumor resection.World journal of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Robot-assisted resection of a dumbbell-shaped intradural tumor in the prone position.JTCVS techniques · 2022Article
- Robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a posterior mediastinal tumor with preserving the artery of Adamkiewicz.Surgical case reports · 2022Article
- Robot-assisted intrathoracic procedure for dumbbell tumour in the prone position.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRobot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) has an increasing usage throughout the world. This retrospective cohort study aimed to objectively compare the surgical results between video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and RATS in posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors (PMNT).
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 130 patients diagnosed with posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumor between 2015 and 2018. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or enhanced computed tomography scan (CT-scan) was used to locate the tumor and investigate the Adamkiewicz's artery preoperatively. The individual surgical approach was determined by both tumor size and patient's willings.
resultsThe surgical time in RATS (43.2±12.6 min) was tended to be less than that in VATS (47.4±11.9 min) (P=0.054). Meanwhile, the estimated blood loss in RATS group (85.8±22.6 mL) was significantly less than that in VATS group (95.3±28.4 mL) (P=0.040). However, the duration of chest tube (days) and volume of drainage (mL) had no significant difference between two groups (P=0.12 and P=0.68, respectively). The postoperative hospital stay (days) of patients in RATS group (2.2±0.4 days) was significantly shorter than that in VATS group (2.4±0.6 days) (P=0.031). There were no significant differences between two groups in the incidence of the postoperative complications and adverse reactions.
conclusionsRATS has the superiorities in terms of surgical blood loss and postoperative hospital stay over VATS for posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumor. In conclusion, RATS could be a feasible and safe way for resecting posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumor.
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