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ArticleGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2026

Subcostal single-port robot-assisted resection of a posterior mediastinal tumor in an infant.

Teruhisa Kawaguchi, Fumiaki Watanabe, Shinji Kaneda, Daisuke Ito, Kohei Matsushita, Koji Kawaguchi

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Teruhisa KawaguchiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Fumiaki WatanabeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Shinji KanedaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Daisuke ItoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Kohei MatsushitaDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Koji KawaguchiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan. k-gucci@med.mie-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5986-9419

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Abstract

Robot-assisted thoracic surgery is increasingly used in pediatric patients; however, its application in infants weighing less than 8 kg remains limited. We report a case of posterior mediastinal tumor resection in a 6-month-old female infant weighing 5.46 kg. A subcostal approach using the da Vinci Single Port system was employed to minimize instrument collision within the small thoracic cavity. A 3.5-cm subcostal incision was created, and the access port was secured without intercostal rib manipulation. The operative field was maintained using CO

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Pediatric thoracic surgerySingle-port robotic surgerySubcostal approach

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