title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery thymectomy.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Augustin
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sieb
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lucciarini
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bodner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery