title: Robot-assisted resection of a retrocaval peridiaphragmatic mass.
abstract: A peridiaphragmatic mass that is located in the retrocaval space typically requires a wide incision and retraction of the peritoneal organs or great vessels to remove the mass. The laparoscopic method is very challenging because of unsatisfactory visual fields and a lack of range of movement from the instruments. We present the advantages of robotic surgery in the removal of deep retrocaval tumors, a procedure that requires careful dissection and minimal retraction.
authors.affiliation: Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Younghoon
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.affiliation: Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masrur
authors.affiliation: Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S Wood St, M/C 958, Ste 435 E, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. piercg@uic.edu.
authors.forename: Pier Cristoforo
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Giulianotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014684:Venae Cavae