J Surg Tech Proced | Volume 9, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access

Subxiphoid Thoracoscopic Thymectomy and Anterior Mediastinal Mass Resection: Alternative Technique Description

Isaac Faria Soares Rodrigues^1*, Celso Murilo Nalio Matias Faria¹, Henrique Nietmann¹, Thais Della Roveri Canovas¹, Juliana Resende da Silva¹, Lilian Castiglioni² and Getúlio Lopes Ferraz¹

¹Hospital de Base / FAMERP (Medical Faculty of São José do Rio Preto), Brazil ²FAMERP (Medical Faculty of São José do Rio Preto), Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Isaac F.S. Rodrigues 

Abstract

Thymoma is the most frequent tumor of the anterior mediastinum, and the cornerstone of treatment is surgical resection, whenever possible. Most commonly nowadays, it is done by minimally invasive surgery, with VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) or RATS (robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery). Either technology is applied, the lateral approach is the most frequent, placing all the ports in the intercostal spaces (up to 3 or 4 incisions) and providing a side view of the surgical area. Even though described and analyzed in the literature, the following paper presents and describes a technique for subxiphoid thymectomy with three-port and without sternum retraction and without xiphoid process resection.

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Citation:

Soares Rodrigues IF, Nalio Matias Faria CM, Nietmann H, Roveri Canovas TD, da Silva JR, Castiglioni L, et al. Subxiphoid Thoracoscopic Thymectomy and Anterior Mediastinal Mass Resection: Alternative Technique Description. J Surg Tech Proced. 2025; 9(1): 1079..