Which is the best surgical approach for thymectomy: robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS), video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), thoracotomy (TORA) or subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (SPT)?—a systematic review and network

SPT has faster postoperative recovery and less postoperative pain, and other perioperative outcomes are not inferior to other surgical approaches. RATS is safer and has certain clinical advantages in CSR. We look forward to more large-sample, high-quality randomized controlled studies published in the future.