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Subxiphoid Single-Port Robotic Thymectomy Using the Single-Port Robotic System versus VATS: A Multi-Institutional, Retrospective, and Propensity Score-Matched Study.
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- Comparative meta-analysis of robot- and video-assisted surgery for thymoma: efficacy, learning curve, and economic burden in 7347 patients.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Technical feasibility and early outcomes of single-port robotic mediastinal mass resection through subxiphoid, intercostal, and subcostal approaches.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic subxiphoid-optical thymectomy for Good's syndrome in a severely immunocompromised patient: a case report.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Article
- Perioperative outcomes and surgeon-specific temporal trends in subxiphoid robot-assisted anterior mediastinal surgery: a single-center descriptive study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Approaches to single port mediastinal surgery.Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals · 2026Review
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Current Landscape and Future Directions.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2026Review
- Research Trends in Pain Management After Thoracoscopic Surgery (2015-2024): A Bibliometric Analysis.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Case Series: Single-port subxiphoid robotic excision of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenomas.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Subxiphoid two-port robotic vs video-assisted thymic surgery: a single-center propensity-matched analysis of perioperative outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic Thymectomy Using the Single-Port Robotic System via the Subxiphoid Approach.Journal of chest surgery · 2025Review
- Maintaining Surgical Principles While Transitioning From Multiport to Single-port Robotic Thymectomy.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2025Article
- Review
- Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy in Hospital Kuala Lumpur: a retrospective observational review of outcomes for patients diagnosed with thymomatous and non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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Subxiphoid thymectomy is a novel alternative to the transthoracic approach and sternotomy, with potential benefits, such as reduced postoperative pain and faster recovery. We previously reported the initial experience with subxiphoid single-port robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (SRATS) thymectomy using the single-port robotic system (SPS). However, the efficacy of this technique remains unknown. Thus, this study examined the multi-institutional experience with SRATS thymectomy and compared the perioperative outcomes of this technique to those of subxiphoid single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (SVATS) thymectomy. The data of patients who underwent subxiphoid SRATS and SVATS thymectomy, performed by three thoracic surgeons at three institutions between September 2018 and May 2024, were retrospectively collected. In total, 110 patients were included, with 85 and 25 undergoing SRATS and SVATS thymectomy, respectively. After propensity score matching, 25 patients were included in each group. The SRATS group was associated with a lower conversion rate to multi-port surgery (0% vs. 20%,
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