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. 2024 Aug 22:28:216-218.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.08.008. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Totally robotic-assisted thymectomy with a bilateral and subxiphoid approach

Chloé Mimbimi  1 , Thomas Charrier  1 , Tristan Goudou  1 , Francesco Cassiano  1 , Julien De Wolf  1 , Ciprian Pricopi  1 , Edouard Sage  1   2 , Matthieu Glorion  1
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Totally robotic-assisted thymectomy with a bilateral and subxiphoid approach

Chloé Mimbimi et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Conflict of interest statement

M.G. is proctoring for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The other authors reported no conflicts of interest. The Journal policy requires editors and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest and to decline handling or reviewing manuscripts for which they may have a conflict of interest. The editors and reviewers of this article have no conflicts of interest.

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Installation scheme. A, Supine position. First (B, C) and second (D, E) port placement. Red arrow, camera axis.
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Operating view of the upper anterior mediastinum during second docking.
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Gross surgical specimen showing compartmental resection of the anterior mediastinum, including the thymic tumor, both entire lobes of the thymus, mediastinal pleura, and associated fatty tissue.
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