Resection of a symptomatic pericardial cyst using the computer-enhanced da Vinci Surgical System.

Abstract

Traditionally, symptomatic pericardial cysts have been treated with thoracotomy and resection. More recently, video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures for pericardial cysts have been reported. We present the case of a 43-year-old man who was suffering from a symptomatic pericardial cyst. He underwent successful resection using a computer-enhanced robotic surgical system. This case is an example of the continued extension of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery.

• Authors: Matthew D Bacchetta, Robert J Korst, Nasser K Altorki, Jeffrey L Port, O Wayne Isom, Charles A Mack
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 75 Issue 6 Pg. 1953-5 (Jun 2003) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 12822644 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Equipment Design
• Humans
• Male
• Mediastinal Cyst (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Robotics (instrumentation)
• Surgery, Computer-Assisted (instrumentation)
• Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted (instrumentation)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed