Operative techniques in robotic thoracic surgery for inferior or posterior mediastinal pathology

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1138-1143

  Cerfolio, Robert James ^a   Bryant, Ayesha S ^a   Minnich, Douglas J ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; ESOPHAGUS CYST; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALABAMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859734955     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.12.021     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Intuitive Surgical. Intuitive Surgical Web site. Available at: http://www. intuitivesurgical.com. Accessed November 18, 2011.
2. Society of Thoracic Surgeons. STS national database. Available at: http://www. sts.org/national-database. Accessed October 1, 2011.
3. Augustin F, Schmid T, Sieb M, Lucciarini P, Bodner J. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery thymectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:S768-71.
4. Savitt MA, Gao G, Furnary AP, Swanson J, Gately HL, Handy JR. Application of robotic-assisted techniques to the surgical evaluation and treatment of the anterior mediastinum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;79:450-5. (Pubitemid 40186535)
5. Kernstine KH. Robotics in thoracic surgery. Am J Surg. 2004;188:89-97.
6. Rea F, Marulli G, Bortolotti L, Feltracco P, Zuin A, Sartori F. Experience with the "da Vinci" robotic system for thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis: report of 33 cases. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006;81:455-9. (Pubitemid 43120534)
7. Yoshino I, Hashizume M, Shimada M, Tomikawa M, Tomiyasu M, Suemitsu R, et al. Thoracoscopic thymectomy with the da Vinci computer enhanced surgical system. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001;122:783-5.
8. Rueckert JC, Ismail M, Swierzy M, Sobel H, Rogalla P, Meisel A, et al. Thoracoscopic thymectomy with the da Vinci robotic system for myasthenia gravis. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2008;1132:329-35. (Pubitemid 351841356)
9. Bodner J,Wykypiel H, Greiner A, KirchmayrW, Freund MC, Margreiter R, et al. Early experience with robot-assisted surgery for mediastinal masses. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004;78:259-65. (Pubitemid 38833942)
10. Yoshino I, Hashizume M, Shimada M, Tomikawa M, Sugimachi K. Video-assisted thoracoscopic extirpation of a posterior mediastinal mass using the da Vinci computer enhanced surgical system. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002;74:1235-7. (Pubitemid 35176755)
11. Morgan JA, Ginsburg ME, Sonett JR, Morales DL, Kohmoto T, Gorenstein LA, et al. Advanced thoracoscopic procedures are facilitated by computer-aided robotic technology. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003;23:883-7. (Pubitemid 36794067)
12. Morgan JA, Kohmoto T, Smith CR, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Endoscopic computer-enhanced mediastinal mass resection using robotic technology. Heart Surg Forum. 2003;6:E164-6.
13. Bodner JC, Zitt M, Ott H,Wetscher GJ,Wykypiel H, Lucciarini P, et al. Roboticassisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for benign and malignant esophageal tumors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;80:1202-6. (Pubitemid 41354090)
14. DeRose JJ, Swistel DG, Safavi A, Connery CP, Ashton RJ Jr. Mediastinal mass evaluation using advanced robotic techniques. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003;75: 571-3. (Pubitemid 36184514)
15. Elli E, Espat NJ, Berger R, Jacobsen G, Knoblock L, Horgan S. Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of esophageal leiomyoma. Surg Endosc. 2004;18: 713-6. (Pubitemid 38569129)
16. Augustin F, Schmid T, Bodner J. The robotic approach for mediastinal lesions. Int J Med Robot. 2006;2:262-70. (Pubitemid 44580025)
17. Castle SL, Kernstine KH. Robotic-assisted thymectomy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;20:326-31. Review.
18. Al-Mufarrej F, Margolis M, Tempesta B, Strother E, Gharagozloo F. Novel thoracoscopic approach to difficult posterior mediastinal tumors. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010;58:636-9.
19. Morgan JA, Ginsburg ME, Sonett JR, Morales DL, Kohmoto T, Gorenstein LA, et al. Advanced thoracoscopic procedures are facilitated by computer-aided robotic technology. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003;23:883-7. (Pubitemid 36794067)
20. Bryant AS, Rudemiller K, Cerfolio RJ. The 30- versus 90-day operative mortality after pulmonary resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:1717-23.
21. Cerfolio RJ, Bryant AS, Minnich DJ. Starting a robotic program in general thoracic surgery - why, how and lessons learned. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011;91: 1729-37.
22. Cerfolio RJ, Bryant AS, Skylizard L, Minnich DJ. Initial consecutive experience of completely portal robotic pulmonary resection with 4 arms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011;142:740-6.
23. Limmer KK, Kernstine KH. Minimally invasive and robotic-assisted thymus resection. Thorac Surg Clin. 2011;21:69-83.