Early experience with robot-assisted surgery for mediastinal masses

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Johannes BodnerThomas Schmid

Abstract

We report the experience of a single institution with the minimally invasive resection of mediastinal masses using the da Vinci robotic surgical system. From August 2001 to June 2003, 14 patients (5 men and 9 women aged from 21 to 77 years) with mediastinal masses were operated on minimally invasively with the da Vinci robotic system. This consisted of 9 thymectomies (6 thymomas, 2 nonatrophic thymic glands, 1 thymic cyst), 3 resections of paravertebral neurinomas, 1 ectopic mediastinal parathyroidectomy, and 1 resection of a lymphangioma. Complete, extended thymectomy was accomplished in all 9 cases, proven by examination of the thymic bed and resected specimen. In 1 patient with an hourglass-shaped neurinoma, conversion to an open procedure was necessary because the excessive size of the tumor limited vision. The median overall operation time was 166 minutes (range, 61 to 182) including 110 minutes (range, 46 to 142) for the robotic act. There were no intraoperative complications or surgical mortality. These preliminary results of our series suggest that application of the da Vinci robotic surgical system for resection of selected mediastinal masses is technically feasible and safe. It provides an alternative to open approach...Continue Reading

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