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Facilitating robotic thymectomy in patients with pectus excavatum deformity

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Robotic procedures in the anterior mediastinum can be challenging in the existence of pectus excavatum deformity due to the limited intrathoracic working space caused by sternal depression. We propose that the temporary application of a vacuum bell device during the procedure can correct the deformity and thus, facilitate robotic approach similarly to the standard procedure.

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 16-18 Westmoreland Street, London, W1G8PH, UK

    Konstantinos Kapriniotis, Georgios Geropoulos, Thabbta Vianna, Sofoklis Mitsos & Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

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Kapriniotis, K., Geropoulos, G., Vianna, T. et al. Facilitating robotic thymectomy in patients with pectus excavatum deformity. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 69, 618–620 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-020-01515-y

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