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Faisal Al-Mufarrej1, Marc Margolis, Barbara Tempesta
1The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2300 Eye Street N,W,, Washington, DC 20037, USA. faisal@gwu.edu
Abstract:
Trans-cervical resection of posterior mediastinal goiters is usually very difficult, requiring a high thoracotomy. Until recently, using conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery to resect such tumors has been technically difficult and unsafe. By virtue of 3 dimensional visualization, greater dexterity, and more accurate dissection, the Da Vinci robot, for the first time, enables a completely minimally invasive approach to the posterior superior mediastinum.
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