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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2025; 13(35): 115700
Published online Dec 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i35.115700
Published online Dec 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i35.115700
Robotic subxiphoid surgical approach for mediastinal lesions: One-year experience
Alessandro Pardolesi, Michele Ferrari, Giovanni Leuzzi, Piergiorgio Solli, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan 20133, Lombardy, Italy
Ugo Cioffi, Department of Surgery, University of Milan, Milan 20122, Lombardy, Italy
Gerardo Cioffi, Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sannio, Benevento 82100, Campania, Italy
Co-first authors: Alessandro Pardolesi and Michele Ferrari.
Author contributions: Pardolesi A and Ferrari M contributed to formal analysis, and they contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-first authors; Pardolesi A, Ferrari M, Leuzzi G, and Solli P contributed to data interpretation; Pardolesi A, Ferrari M, Leuzzi G, Cioffi U, Cioffi G, and Solli P contributed to writing - original draft and writing – review & editing; Pardolesi A, Ferrari M, and Solli P contributed to conceptualization; Pardolesi A and Solli P contributed to methodology; Ferrari M contributed to data curation. All authors read and accepted the final version.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement:
No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Ugo Cioffi, Department of Surgery, University of Milan, Via Festa Del Perdono 7, Milan 20122, Lombardy, Italy. ugocioffi5@gmail.com
Received: October 24, 2025
Revised: November 26, 2025
Accepted: December 10, 2025
Published online: December 16, 2025
Processing time: 54 Days and 18.3 Hours
Revised: November 26, 2025
Accepted: December 10, 2025
Published online: December 16, 2025
Processing time: 54 Days and 18.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The subxiphoid robotic-assisted thoracic approach is an excellent alternative to traditional unilateral robotic and video-assisted minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of anterior mediastinal tumors. This method provides an uno