Robotic thymectomy-a new approach for thymus

J Vis Surg. 2017 May 8;3:67. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.03.28. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Advancements in modern technology bring many evolutions in minimally invasive surgery such as robot assisted approaches. Because of complete resection is so important in thymectomy operations, they became a new era for robotic surgery as a result of its superiorities (intuitive movements, tremor filtration, more degrees of manipulative freedom, motion scaling, and high-definition stereoscopic vision).

Keywords: Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS); thymectomy; video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).

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  • Review