ABSTRACT
Robot-assisted thymectomy and total transaxillary thyroidectomy represent two excellent therapeutic options for functional and oncological diseases of these two organs. We report the first case in literature of combined robot-assisted resection. The patient was positioned in supine position with the left arm raised cranially 90°-120° to expose the axillary area. After completing the thymectomy we rotated 30° counter-clockwise the robot for the second surgical time. This led to an optimization of disposable instruments and a gain in terms of hospitalization and postoperative recovery for the patient. To perform these two procedures it was enough to rotate 30° the robot.
Subject(s)
Robotic Surgical Procedures/methods , Thymectomy/methods , Thyroidectomy/methods , Aged , Goiter/complications , Goiter/diagnosis , Goiter/surgery , Humans , Male , Mediastinal Cyst/complications , Mediastinal Cyst/diagnosis , Mediastinal Cyst/surgeryABSTRACT
A 39-year-old patient with Hodgkin's disease, treated with radiation and chemotherapy, developed an undetected severe cardiopathy that was responsible for a sudden death. Possible causes of this cardiac damage are discussed. The therapeutic success on lymphoma, confirmed by postmortem examination is emphasized.
