Minimally invasive resection of thymomas with the da vinci® surgical system

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 288-292

  Schneiter, Didier ^a   Tomaszek, Sandra ^a   Kestenholz, Peter ^a   Hillinger, Sven ^a   Opitz, Isabelle ^a   Inci, Ilhan ^a   Weder, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Da Vinci Surgical System; Hybrid procedure; Robotic assisted thymectomy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; THORACOTOMY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; ROBOTICS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872720659     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs247     Document Type: Article

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