Mediastinal Tumor Resection: Challenging Cases by Multiport Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

It is commonly accepted that the least invasive approach to mediastinal tumor resection is the sub-xyphoid-uniport approach with da Vinci SP or a thoracoscope, which does not require sternal incision or thoracotomy.On the other hand, in cases of invasions to the lungs and adjacent blood vessels, thoracotomy or multiport approaches should be considered.We routinely perform mediastinal tumor resection with 3-4 ports, which can be adapted to challenging cases.In this symposium, we would like to present the cases of da Vinci Xi and thoracoscopic resection for adjacent organ invasion cases and discuss their limitations and feasibility.Session 3