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Current Trends in Thoracic Surgery

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Pulmonology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2025 | Viewed by 1378

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Edward J Caruana

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Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
Interests: pneumothorax; emphysema; diaphragm dysfunction; advanced lung cancer; pain; surgical education

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue "Current Therapy in Thoracic Surgery" is a collection of articles that seeks to highlight the latest trends in the field of thoracic surgery and the evidence underpinning them. It aims to inform and challenge decisions in current clinical practice across the breadth of our specialty.

The issue welcomes a wide range of topics related to the diagnosis, treatment and management of thoracic surgical disease in contemporary and emerging practice. This includes benign and malignant disease, perioperative care, trauma, patient-important outcomes and surgical education.

Submissions of original research and literature synthesis are welcome.

Sincerely,

Dr. Edward J Caruana
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • thoracic surgery
  • thoracic surgical oncology
  • perioperative care
  • thoracic trauma
  • patient-important outcomes
  • surgical education and training

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Ergonomic Assessment of Robotic versus Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
by Riccardo Taje, Michael Peer, Filippo Tommaso Gallina, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Azzam Sharbel, Enrico Melis, Stefano Elia, Matot Idit, Francesco Facciolo, Alexandro Patirelis, Roberto Sorge and Eugenio Pompeo
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(7), 1841; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13071841 - 22 Mar 2024
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Introduction: Robotic and thoracoscopic surgery are being increasingly adopted as minimally invasive alternatives to open sternotomy for complete thymectomy. The superior maneuverability range and three-dimensional magnified vision are potential ergonomical advantages of robotic surgery. To compare the ergonomic characteristics of robotic versus [...] Read more.
Introduction: Robotic and thoracoscopic surgery are being increasingly adopted as minimally invasive alternatives to open sternotomy for complete thymectomy. The superior maneuverability range and three-dimensional magnified vision are potential ergonomical advantages of robotic surgery. To compare the ergonomic characteristics of robotic versus thoracoscopic thymectomy, a previously developed scoring system based on impartial findings was employed. The relationship between ergonomic scores and perioperative endpoints was also analyzed. Methods: Perioperative data of patients undergoing robotic or thoracoscopic complete thymectomy between January 2014 and December 2022 at three institutions were retrospectively retrieved. Surgical procedures were divided into four standardized surgical steps: lower-horns, upper-horns, thymic veins and peri-thymic fat dissection. Three ergonomic domains including maneuverability, exposure and instrumentation were scored as excellent(score-3), satisfactory(score-2) and unsatisfactory(score-1) by three independent reviewers. Propensity score matching (2:1) was performed, including anterior mediastinal tumors only. The primary endpoint was the total maneuverability score. Secondary endpoints included the other ergonomic domain scores, intraoperative adverse events, conversion to sternotomy, operative time, post-operative complications and residual disease. Results: A total of 68 robotic and 34 thoracoscopic thymectomies were included after propensity score matching. The robotic group had a higher total maneuverability score (p = 0.039), particularly in the peri-thymic fat dissection (p = 0.003) and peri-thymic fat exposure score (p = 0.027). Moreover, the robotic group had lower intraoperative adverse events (p = 0.02). No differences were found in residual disease. Conclusions: Robotic thymectomy has shown better ergonomic maneuverability compared to thoracoscopy, leading to fewer intraoperative adverse events and comparable early oncological results. Full article
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