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Digit-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (DATS) is a novel, minimally invasive approach for achieving a superior mediastinal mass, by allowing the surgeon’s finger to pass into the superior mediastinum through a suprasternal route. In this study a DATS procedure for a bronchogenic cyst in the superior mediastinum was performed. The procedure worked well for dissecting the tissue around the mass, and thus reduced the effort required to perform the operation. In the current study DATS was found to be superior to the standard technique.
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Kamiyoshihara, M., Ibe, T. & Takeyoshi, I. Digit-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal tumors: A novel technique. Surg Today 40, 688–690 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-008-4097-8
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