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Konstantinos Kapriniotis1, Georgios Geropoulos2, Thabbta Vianna2
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 16-18 Westmoreland Street, London, W1G8PH, UK. konstantinos.kapriniotis@nhs.net.
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|October 22, 2020
Abstract:
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.
