Novel thoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal goiters: report of two cases.
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.
The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2300 Eye Street N,W,, Washington, DC 20037, USA. faisal@gwu.edu
Faisal
F
Al-Mufarrej
Marc
M
Margolis
Barbara
B
Tempesta
Eric
E
Strother
Farid
F
Gharagozloo
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed