Resection of a bronchogenic cyst in the first decade of life with robotic surgery.

Abstract	The conventional surgical approach for the removal of bronchogenic cyst in children is thoracotomy. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is still under debate with the concerns of incomplete removal and injury to major intrathoracic structures. In this case report, we present an 8-year old patient who was successfully treated with robotic surgery (Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, CA, USA). Robotic technology enables precise dissection and complete resection of the thoracic bronchogenic cyst without violating the capsule and adjacent major intrathoracic structures. She was discharged on postoperative Day 2 and was active on Day 5.
Authors	Alper Toker, Kemal Ayalp, Jelena Grusina-Ujumaza, Erkan Kaba
Journal	Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg) Vol. 19 Issue 2 Pg. 321-3 (Aug 2014) ISSN: 1569-9285 [Electronic] England
PMID	24748605 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Video-Audio Media)
Copyright	© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.
Topics	Bronchogenic Cyst (diagnosis, surgery) Child Female Humans Patient Discharge Robotics Surgery, Computer-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome

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