Vol 12, No 2 (February 19, 2020): Journal of Thoracic Disease [The 4th Ruijin International Thoracic Symposium (RITS 2019): Complex Robotic Thoracic Surgery]

Editorial

Editorial to the 4^th Ruijin International Thoracic Symposium (RITS 2019)—Special Issue

Yajie Zhang, Hecheng Li

PDF Pages: 50 Full Text (1194) Open Access

Robotic lung cancer surgery: from simple to complex, from surgery to clinical study

Yu Han, Yajie Zhang, Chengqiang Li, Su Yang, Hecheng Li

PDF Pages: 51-53 Full Text (1389) Open Access

Review Article

Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: past, present and future

Gijsbert I. van Boxel, B. Feike Kingma, Frank J. Voskens, Jelle P. Ruurda, Richard van Hillegersberg

PDF Pages: 54-62 Full Text (2361) Open Access

Robotic thymectomy for advanced thymic epithelial tumor: indications and technical aspects

Kwon Joong Na, Chang Hyun Kang

PDF Pages: 63-69 Full Text (Video) (1378) Open Access

Why comprehensive adoption of robotic assisted thoracic surgery is ideal for both simple and complex lung resections

Michael Mazzei, Abbas E. Abbas

PDF Pages: 70-81 Full Text (1892) Open Access

Original Article

Trans-subxiphoid robotic surgery for anterior mediastinal disease: an initial case series

Osbert Qi Yao Leow, Chuan Cheng, Yin-Kai Chao

PDF Pages: 82-88 Full Text (Video) (1462) Open Access

Financial impact of adapting robotics to a thoracic practice in an academic institution

Abbas Abbas, Charles Bakhos, Roman Petrov, Larry Kaiser

PDF Pages: 89-96 Full Text (1291) Open Access

Microsurgical robotic suturing of sural nerve graft for sympathetic nerve reconstruction: a technical feasibility study

Tommy Nai-Jen Chang, Lisa Wen-Yu Chen, Chin-Pang Lee, Kuo-Hsuan Chang, David Chwei-Chin Chuang, Yin-Kai Chao

PDF Pages: 97-104 Full Text (Video) (2165) Open Access

Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal masses: a single-institution experience

Kai Chen, Xianfei Zhang, Runsen Jin, Jie Xiang, Dingpei Han, Yajie Zhang, Hecheng Li

PDF Pages: 105-113 Full Text (2335) Open Access

Robotic assisted minimally invasive thymectomy with simultaneous bilateral thoracoscopy and contralateral phrenic nerve visualization

Nicholas R. Hess, Nicholas Baker, Ryan M. Levy, Arjun Pennathur, Neil A. Christie, James D. Luketich, Inderpal S. Sarkaria

PDF Pages: 114-122 Full Text (Video) (1438) Open Access

Surgical Technique

Hybrid operating room—one stop for diagnosis, staging and treatment of early stage NSCLC

Joyce W. Y. Chan, Peter S. Y. Yu, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Calvin S. H. Ng

PDF Pages: 123-131 Full Text (1943) Open Access

Disclosure:

The focused issue “The 4th Ruijin International Thoracic Symposium (RITS 2019): Complex Robotic Thoracic Surgery” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Hecheng Li and Yajie Zhang served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.