Letter to the EditorBrachial Plexus Injury After Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
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2020, Asian Journal of SurgeryCitation Excerpt :However, the choice among these minimally invasive techniques depends on the experience of the surgeon and the facilities of the institution.6,7 Compared with VATS thymectomy, robotic thymectomy results in significantly fewer complications, such as the need for revision surgery due to incomplete resection and vascular injury, while the rates of intercostal neuralgia and brachial plexus injury have been reported to be higher.8,9 None of our patients had a vascular injury.
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2014, Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical CareCitation Excerpt :Special consideration should be given to pre-existing radiculopathies and brachial plexus injuries. Brachial plexus injury has been reported with the lateral decubitus position with the non-dependent arm hyperabducted.29 Invasive monitoring should be based on a patient's needs and experience of surgical time.
Robotic thymectomy for thymic neoplasms
2014, Thoracic Surgery ClinicsCitation Excerpt :Rates of these complications are significantly lower than with the transsternal approach. Additional complications, such as intercostal neuralgia and brachial plexus injury, are also associated with the robotic approach.25 Length of stay is longer than with a transcervical approach8; however, larger glands and masses can be removed and a complete resection is more readily apparent.
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2013, Best Practice and Research: Clinical AnaesthesiologyCitation Excerpt :Proper positioning of the patient before the start of robotic surgery is important, and adequate care must be taken to ensure sufficient padding of pressure points because it is impossible to reposition the patient after the robot is docked. Extra attention should be paid during patient positioning to prevent possible nerve injuries during prolonged surgeries [54,55]. Access to the patient's airway is limited, and thus, proper planning with adequate extensions for circuits and vascular access is essential.
Unilateral Extended Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Nontumoral Myasthenia Gravis-A New Standard
2012, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryCitation Excerpt :The camera can be placed only in a 12-mm port, and this can be difficult in children or young women. Because of the variable distance between the console surgeon and the patient, we believe that the side assistant surgeons are vital for an uneventful surgical procedure.52,53 We use the same technique in classic thoracoscopic surgery and robotic surgery with the robot being only a better (expensive) tool with which to perform an extended thoracoscopic thymectomy.
Anesthetic Management during Robotic-Assisted Minimal Invasive Thymectomy Using the Da Vinci System: A Single Center Experience
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