Franca Melfi of the University of Pisa, Italy, discusses the benefits of robotic surgery in the management of mediastinal disease, along with the supporting evidence. Dr. Melfi describes her own use of robotic surgery for thymectomy, and shares a video demonstration of her technique.
This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS. Please click here for more information on SCTS educational programs.
Congratulations to the article and video…I think all thoracic surgeons should have opportunity to try robotic surgery.
I’m thoracic surgeon from Argentina where Da Vinci is not our priority in hospitals but I applause Dr Melfi
Thanks