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  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology

Background:

  • Single Port Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) is widely adopted for pulmonary resections.
  • The application of single-port VATS in mediastinal surgery remains less established.
  • Advancements in surgical techniques are exploring single-port approaches for mediastinal pathologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review various single-port surgical techniques for mediastinal conditions.
  • To appraise the existing clinical evidence for these single-port mediastinal approaches.
  • To provide an overview of the current status and future directions of single-port mediastinal surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Narrative review of published literature.
  • Identification and description of intercostal, subxiphoid, and robot-assisted single-port techniques.
  • Critical appraisal of clinical outcomes and evidence supporting these methods.

Main Results:

  • Single-port VATS approaches for mediastinal surgery are being explored.
  • Various techniques including intercostal and subxiphoid access have been described.
  • Evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of these techniques is still developing.

Conclusions:

  • Single-port VATS for mediastinal surgery is an evolving field with diverse techniques.
  • Further research and clinical studies are needed to establish the role of single-port VATS in mediastinal surgery.
  • The adoption of single-port VATS for mediastinal conditions requires robust clinical evidence.