biostudies-literatureUnknown12(6)Li XK<h4>Background</h4>Robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) has an increasing usage throughout the world. This retrospective cohort study aimed to objectively compare the surgical results between video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and RATS in posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors (PMNT).<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 130 patients diagnosed with posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumor between 2015 and 2018. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or enhanced computed tomography scan (CT-scan) was used to locate the tumor and investigate the Adamkiewicz's artery preoperatively. The individual surgical approach was determined by both tumor size and patient's willings.<h4>Results</h4>The surgical time in RATS (43.2±12.6 min) was tended to be less than that in VATSJournal of thoracic disease3065-3072https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7330773biostudies-literatureClinical efficacy of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors.PMC7330773Wang GMCong ZZLi XKWu WJQiang YShen YZhou HXu YfalseClinical efficacy of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors.<h4>Background</h4>Robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) has an increasing usage throughout the world. This retrospective cohort study aimed to objectively compare the surgical results between video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and RATS in posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors (PMNT).<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 130 patients diagnosed with posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumor between 2015 and 2018. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or enhanced computed tomography scan (CT-scan) was used to locate the tumor and investigate the Adamkiewicz's artery preoperatively. The individual surgical approach was determined by both tumor size and patient's willings.<h4>Results</h4>The surgical time in RATS (43.2±12.6 min) was tended to be less than that in VATS2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Jun2025-04-22T02:06:55.91Z2025-04-05T20:12:44.56ZS-EPMC73307733264222910.21037/jtd-20-286