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Robotic Applications to the Mediastinum

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The mediastinum can present a surgical challenge for patients and their surgeons. In some situations, to obtain sufficient diagnostic tissue or to completely resect relatively small lesions requires sizeable incisions that can result in unnecessary pain and debility. Minimally invasive techniques have not consistently provided the needed angles of approach, dexterity within the confined space of the mediastinum, and the surgeon-directed visibility necessary to perform a thorough and safe procedure. The robotic surgery platform meets those demands. The special considerations for an efficient procedure are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University Health System, Muncie, IN, USA

    Michael A. Savitt M.D., M.S.E.

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  1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA

    Kemp Kernstine

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Savitt, M.A. (2018). Robotic Applications to the Mediastinum. In: Kernstine, K. (eds) Atlas of Robotic Thoracic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64508-7_9

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