Background Resection of giant anterior mediastinal masses (AMMs) has traditionally required median sternotomy as the limited operative space and visibility of conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pose significant technical challenges.
Sharon Hannah Abraham +8 more
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The Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Low Serratus Anterior Plane Block on Analgesia and Quality of Recovery After Robot-Assisted Thymectomy via Subxiphoid Approach: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Fu Y, Fu H, Lu Y, Lv X.
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Short-term analysis of uniport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery via the subxiphoid approach without chest tube drainage for anterior mediastinal tumors: a comparative retrospective study. [PDF]
Cao M, Wang Q, Yin H, Fu Y, Zhao X.
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Background The best minimally invasive approach for anterior mediastinal tumors in geriatric patients is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical outcomes of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) using subxiphoid (S-VATS) and ...
Huiming Xu +5 more
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Objective: Extracorporeal life support (EKLU) for circulatory and/or respiratory failure is improving. Currently, invasive sternotomies or rib-spreading thoracotomies are used for central cannulation of the heart and great vessels.
Durak, Koray
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Implantation of an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a patient with retrosternal adhesions from epicardial leads implanted via a subxiphoid approach. [PDF]
Douglas M +5 more
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Robot-Assisted Resection of a Superior Prevascular Mediastinal Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma by Subxiphoid Approach: A Case Report. [PDF]
Tsubouchi S +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of apical access in percutaneous pericardiocentesis: a comparison with subxiphoid approach. [PDF]
Biolcati M +5 more
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Factors influencing the difficulty of video-assisted thoracoscopic anterior mediastinal tumor resection via the subxiphoid approach. [PDF]
Wei ZY +7 more
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Background: To expand minimally invasive beating-heart surgery, we have developed a miniature 2-footed crawling robot (Heart-Lander) that navigates on the epicardium.
Marco A. Zenati +3 more
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