Safety of Robotic First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Robotic first rib resection (R-FRR) is an emerging approach in the field of TOS that has technical advantages over traditional open approaches including superior exposure of the first rib and freedom from retracting neurovascular structures. We set out to define the safety of R-FRR and compare it with that of the conventional supraclavicular approach (SC-FRR).

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - September 2, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Bryan M. Burt, Nihanth Palivela, Davut Cekmecelioglu, Paul Paily, Bijan Najafi, Hyun-Sung Lee, Miguel Montero Source Type: research